Ahead of their games against Bolton Wanderer, Mikel Arteta was asked if he has now told the Gunners to not kick the ball away.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cFor passing the ball you mean?. Just leave the ball, don\u2019t touch the ball. We\u2019ll play without the ball,\u201d said Arteta in a pre-match press conference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A lot of criticism has gone Arsenal\u2019s way after the side were forced to defend deep inside their own box against Manchester City. The London based side were leading 2-1 when Trossard was sent off and almost managed to hold onto the lead but ended up conceding an equaliser in the dying embers of the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Arteta hit back on the criticism of his style of play and also referred to Arsenal\u2019s game at the Etihad Stadium in 2021 when Granit Xhaka was sent off in the 34th minute of the game which the Gunners went on to lose 0-5.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe had to play the game that we had to play. In the first 10 or 15 minutes we couldn\u2019t. 11 against 11, then we got much better and obviously were thrown into a very different context. Every team does. We had to do it in a different way. We learned from the past as well because unfortunately we\u2019ve been in that situation three times. One was with Granit after 37, 38 minutes and we conceded how many?,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After two consecutive draws, in the Champions League and Premier League, Arsenal\u2019s attention draws towards the third round of the Carabao Cup where they will host Bolton Wanderers at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday (IST).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe had to play the game that we had to play. In the first 10 or 15 minutes we couldn\u2019t. 11 against 11, then we got much better and obviously were thrown into a very different context. Every team does. We had to do it in a different way. We learned from the past as well because unfortunately we\u2019ve been in that situation three times. One was with Granit after 37, 38 minutes and we conceded how many?,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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