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 in every of 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 number 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) damage, whereas Bukayo Saka can be nonetheless sidelined with a hamstring drawback.
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 attempt one thing totally different due to the accidents.
Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are different notable absentees for the Gunners, however Arteta mentioned his group should transfer on from their frustrations within the switch window and give attention to difficult on all fronts for the rest of the season.
“We had a transparent intention, which is at all times 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 in addition, we’re very conscious that we solely need to deliver sure sorts of gamers, and we now have to be very disciplined with that as properly.
“Whenever you attempt your finest and do issues, you see the folks, and we share the identical intentions. If you happen to don’t obtain it, okay, for certain there are issues to be taught from it.
“However you need to transfer on and that may be a piece that was necessary in the intervening time, 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 beneath Unai Emery in December 2018 (additionally 14).
And Arteta and his group shall be hoping to make use of that momentum to overturn their 2-0 deficit towards Newcastle of their second leg EFL Cup conflict with Newcastle at St James’ Park on Wednesday.
Earlier than this season, there have been 32 cases of a aspect shedding the primary leg of an EFL Cup semi-final by a margin of two or extra objectives. Solely a kind of have progressed to the ultimate, with Aston Villa overturning a 3-1 first leg deficit towards Tranmere Rovers in 1993-94.
The Gunners misplaced the primary leg to Eddie Howe’s aspect on the Emirates Stadium due to objectives in both half from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon, regardless of posting an anticipated objectives (xG) whole of three.2.
Arsenal additionally misplaced 1-0 at St James’ Park within the Premier League again in November. Solely towards three sides have they failed to attain in three totally 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).
“Whenever you examine the feelings of the group after the defeat and at present, it’s totally different as a result of we come from very sturdy performances, particularly the one towards Metropolis,” he mentioned.
“It’s a second [for] full fuel and [we’re] able to go for it and strategy it in a method the place we will attain the ultimate.
“The subsequent cease is the ultimate at Wembley, we all know how it’s and you’ll really feel it.
“The thrill that the sport gave us towards Metropolis and within the method that we did it. We’re going to present it an actual go.”
