Mikel Arteta has told Arsenal’s official website that his side totally dominated Aston Villa last night.
Arsenal lost 1-0 to Villa, with Trezeguet scoring with a powerful drive from a corner to seal a hugely important three points for the claret and blues.
However, Arteta was not impressed by Villa’s display in the slightest.
And the Arsenal boss says that his side pressed so well that Villa couldn’t get their passing game going on the night.
“I am really disappointed with the result,” Arteta said. “I cannot fault the effort of the players, for sure.
“You could see how they were going every time we lost the ball, how aggressive we were, Villa couldn’t put three or four passes together. It was a very different game to the last two.
“We completely dominated, we played in the opponents’ half but we missed that spark and the ball in the final third to create more. We knew about Villa’s set-pieces, we conceded another goal there and it cost us the points.”
Arsenal did have more of the ball at Villa Park, with the Gunners having 67% of the possession.
However, Arteta’s side created very little despite – and didn’t even manage to have a shot on target.
Arsenal now remain in 10th place in the Premier League table, after what has been a highly disappointing league campaign.
Villa’s win, meanwhile, has lifted them out of the drop zone, and Dean Smith is unlikely to be too concerned about any complaints over his side’s style on their way to victory.
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