Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard admits they have to study from Sunday’s crushing 3-0 defeat at house to Brighton.
The Gunners’ faint title hopes went up in smoke after second-half targets from Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupinan earned the guests a surprising victory on the Emirates.
Premier League leaders Manchester Metropolis now want just one extra win from their last three video games to clinch the title however they might be topped champions with out taking part in if Arsenal lose at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Metropolis received 3-0 at Everton earlier than the Gunners’ conflict with Brighton and regardless of a powerful first-half displaying, Mikel Arteta’s aspect folded with the Seagulls stepping into entrance within the 51st minute via Enciso earlier than they picked off the hosts with late targets from Undav and Estupinan.
Requested if mentality was a difficulty, Odegaard insisted: “No, I don’t assume so.
“I felt like we had been good going into the sport however yeah, within the sport, it was a distinct story.
“We’ve to just accept that and study from it.
“Within the first half we did numerous good issues and we had some moments the place we might create some large possibilities and perhaps rating a objective or two.
“Then within the second half we gave them increasingly momentum. They’re harmful after they go direct and particularly on our proper aspect, they attacked us there a bit too simple in behind however it’s arduous to say in the intervening time. Numerous issues we might do higher.”
Whereas Arsenal boss Arteta didn’t admit defeat within the title race, Odegaard conceded their hopes had been in all probability over.
Metropolis’s success at Goodison Park made it 11 Premier League wins in a row and the championship is predicted to be determined this coming weekend.
Odegaard instructed Sky Sports activities: “Yeah, it looks like that (the title is over). I feel it’ll be very tough now. We’ve to be sincere, so it’s robust to take.
“It’s not feeling in the intervening time. The best way we performed, particularly within the second half, I don’t know what occurred to be sincere however large, large disappointment.
“Yeah, it looks like there isn’t any hope now.”
Brighton produced a scintillating second-half show to get their unlikely top-four cost again on observe after that they had suffered a shock 5-1 house defeat to Everton final Monday.
Roberto De Zerbi wheeled off down the touchline after Undaz’s 86th-minute lob earlier than he dropped to his knees in celebration after Estupinan wrapped up the scoring.
The Italian performed down comparisons with Jose Mourinho, who did comparable throughout his time at Porto in a match in opposition to Manchester United in 2004, however admitted the sky is the restrict for him and his workforce.
Roberto De Zerbi celebrating Brighton’s third objective pic.twitter.com/MzdSKmKJKp
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“Jose Mourinho is a good supervisor however I’ve this character, this ardour,” De Zerbi said.
“I don’t know (concerning the future). I’m centered solely on qualifying for Europe now.
“In my future I need to dream as a result of I’m used to giving the whole lot in my work. I reside for my work and I need to dream. I need to attain the unimaginable goal at all times.
“Now with Brighton. Earlier than with Shakhtar, earlier than with Sassuolo. After I work in soccer, I need to repair the goal very excessive and if I lose, I lose and we begin stronger.”
De Zerbi did stay coy over the absence of Robert Sanchez, who had been his first-choice goalkeeper up till February.
“We spoke two days in the past and we discovered an settlement that in the present day he isn’t going to come back right here,” De Zerbi defined.
“He knew he was not going to play so we discovered an settlement.”
