Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta insists folks shouldn’t get too ‘carried away’ following what has been a vastly optimistic pre-season.
Having crushed FC Nurnburg 5-2, Everton 2-0 and Orlando Metropolis 3-1 of their first three pre-season video games, the Gunners rounded off their tour of America with a complete 4-0 win over Premier League rivals, Chelsea.
First half objectives from Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard have been adopted up by second-half efforts from Bukayo Saka and Albert Sambi Lokongo in entrance of 63,000 followers in Orlando.
Talking after the sport, Arteta mentioned there have been ‘a whole lot of positives’ to take from the victory, however urged his gamers and supporters to not get carried away with their pre-season kind.
“Sure [I’m excited] but it surely was a pleasant match,” he instructed his submit match press convention. “As you would see there are a whole lot of positives to take from the sport. The best way we performed, the depth we confirmed, the best way we have been making an attempt to point out who we’re as a staff.
“However on the similar time, it’s only a check match. Don’t get carried away.
“There are nonetheless a whole lot of issues that we’ve to get higher at and do higher. However I feel it’s good to get some momentum, end the tour in the precise means, give some enjoyment to our followers and all people that’s been contributing to make this tour occur. Now it’s time to return to London, to focus and maintain making enhancements and steps forwards.”
4 wins in 4.
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Arsenal have already made strikes to usher in Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Marquinhos, Fabio Vieira and Matt Turner up to now this summer time, and the Spaniard mentioned their early arrivals to the squad is ‘supreme’
“It’s supreme for any coach that you simply ask, the sooner you get the gamers, the higher,” he mentioned. “As a result of you’ll want to get them within the cohesion of the staff, understanding one another, relaxed and cozy socially across the staff and the truth that he (Jesus) has been with us for just a few weeks makes an enormous distinction.”
Arsenal are nonetheless believed to be focused on including extra new faces to the facet, and the Gunners boss was requested if the victory over Chelsea modified his switch technique.
“[It changes] Nothing,” he mentioned. “Once more, don’t get carried away. There have been a whole lot of positives, there are a whole lot of issues we will do a lot, a lot better than we’ve achieved in the present day as nicely and we’ve to proceed to enhance as a staff.”
The previous membership captain admitted that his facet is ‘nonetheless a bit of bit brief in some positions’ forward of the brand new marketing campaign.
“We’re the place we’re,” he mentioned. “Clearly, in the intervening time we’ve accidents, you may see that we’re nonetheless a bit of bit brief in some positions for the best way that we need to play however it’s one thing that we are attempting to deal with. We’ve elevated the standard of the staff for positive and the extent of the squad is clearly one thing that we need to maintain elevating.”
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