Mikel Arteta expressed his disappointment at Arsenal’s lack of exercise within the January switch window forward of their EFL Cup conflict with Newcastle United on Wednesday.
Arsenal have been one among 5 golf equipment, together with Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle and Fulham, that have been unable to usher in any signings on the midway stage of the 2024-25 marketing campaign.
The Gunners have been linked with a bunch of names all through the window, with the likes of Benjamin Sesko, Ollie Watkins and Martin Zubimendi all reported targets for Arteta.
Arsenal have been anticipated to usher in an attacker after Gabriel Jesus picked up a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) harm, whereas Bukayo Saka can be nonetheless sidelined with a hamstring downside.
Kai Havertz, who scored in Arsenal’s 5-1 thrashing of champions Manchester Metropolis on Sunday, is Arteta’s solely recognised striker, with the Spaniard conceding his aspect should be versatile and that he may need to strive one thing completely different due to the accidents.
Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are different notable absentees for the Gunners, however Arteta stated his staff should transfer on from their frustrations within the switch window and concentrate on difficult on all fronts for the rest of the season.
“We had a transparent intention, which is all the time when a window opens to discover the alternatives to enhance our squad,” Arteta informed reporters on Tuesday.
“With gamers with accidents, we’ve been impacted and we haven’t achieved it.
“We’re disenchanted in that sense, but additionally, we’re very conscious that we solely wish to carry sure sorts of gamers, and we now have to be very disciplined with that as nicely.
“While you strive your greatest and do issues, you see the folks, and we share the identical intentions. In case you don’t obtain it, okay, for certain there are issues to study from it.
“However you need to transfer on and that could be a piece that was necessary for the time being, however now we’ve moved on.”
Arsenal’s win over Man Metropolis final day trip noticed them lengthen their unbeaten run within the Premier League to 14 video games (W9 D5), final doing so below Unai Emery in December 2018 (additionally 14).
And Arteta and his staff will likely be hoping to make use of that momentum to overturn their 2-0 deficit in opposition to Newcastle of their second leg EFL Cup conflict with Newcastle at St James’ Park on Wednesday.
Earlier than this season, there have been 32 situations of a aspect shedding the primary leg of an EFL Cup semi-final by a margin of two or extra targets. Solely a type of have progressed to the ultimate, with Aston Villa overturning a 3-1 first leg deficit in opposition to Tranmere Rovers in 1993-94.
The Gunners misplaced the primary leg to Eddie Howe’s aspect on the Emirates Stadium due to targets in both half from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon, regardless of posting an anticipated targets (xG) complete of three.2.
Arsenal additionally misplaced 1-0 at St James’ Park within the Premier League again in November. Solely in opposition to three sides have they failed to attain in three completely different video games in a single season within the twenty first century (Liverpool in 2021-22, Chelsea in 2013-14 and Man Utd in 2004-05).
“While you evaluate the feelings of the staff after the defeat and at this time, it’s completely different as a result of we come from very robust performances, particularly the one in opposition to Metropolis,” he stated.
“It’s a second [for] full fuel and [we’re] able to go for it and method it in a method the place we are able to attain the ultimate.
“The subsequent cease is the ultimate at Wembley, we all know how it’s and you may really feel it.
“The excitement that the sport gave us in opposition to Metropolis and within the method that we did it. We’re going to offer it an actual go.”
