Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admitted that his Arsenal side was ‘not good enough to beat Premier League new arrivals Brentford. Brentford, who returned to the English top-flight for the first time in 74 years, stunned Arsenal 2-0 thanks to goals from Sergi Canos and Christian Norgaard.
Mikel Arteta had most of his top players injured and absent in the game, which could have resulted in the loss. The likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette were out due to illness, while Thomas Partey and Gabriel were out due to injury.
According to Arteta, he said: “I’m disappointed. It’s not the way we wanted to start the season.” He also said: “We didn’t start well, conceding a goal in an isolated incident.” “We didn’t cope well with the second balls or long balls. And that’s all they needed to create problems for us. Then we conceded from a long throw.”
“The biggest worry was our threat in front of goal. The number of times we got around the box and got in great situations, but it wasn’t enough threat or shots on target. If you don’t do that in the Premier League, then you won’t win.”
The manager further stressed that he does not want excuses, and the fact that he missed some players is not a good reason for his team to lose. He admitted that they have started in a disappointing way, but they will review and speak with cool heads and try to put it right as soon as possible.