Mikel Arteta said armory were inspired by Sunday’s revenge 2-0 win Above Newcastle United After watching the video of last season’s painful defeat in the same match.
Martin Odegaard’s 14th minute strike and Fabian ScharAn own goal in the 75th minute was enough to seal a costly victory for the visitors Manchester CityA one-point lead over the top, even though it has played one game more.
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Newcastle beat Arsenal 2-0 last May in a horribly damaging night that essentially denied them Champions League qualification, followed by cameras on Amazon’s “All or Nothing” documentary of the Gunners’ season was imprisoned in
The players held a team meeting earlier on Sunday during which they again watched footage of the match and Arteta believes it proved to be a catalyst for their improved performance on Tyneside.
“We had to feel it,” he said. “It wasn’t enough just to talk about it, we had to feel it, we had to see it, we had to recognize its faces. What does that mean to not only the players but also the staff. This is football. You Can win or lose but the feeling that we didn’t do enough that day, we had to fix it.
“I was watching the video so I didn’t see their faces. You don’t have to be a genius to see it. The word was ‘pain’ and then the desire for revenge. I think he had that in his stomach today.
“When you have question marks you have to resolve them immediately. When you had those emotions in that dressing room last year, you have to feel them again, realize how bad they are and then play find a way to look at it differently.” Because the demands were going to be different from last year.
“The boys did very well so I’m really proud of them.”
goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale Arsenal’s symbol of steel, making several world-class saves at crucial moments. He said that the collective memory of what happened in Newcastle last year has been a massive inspiration.
“Extremely proud and relieved, especially after what happened here last year,” Ramsdale said. “It wasn’t mentioned until the meeting before we left the hotel. The manager showed us the video of the documentary and we desperately wished it wouldn’t happen today.”
City still hold an advantage at the top of the table, but their home run-in is compounded against the two-legged Champions League semi-final real Madrid Tuesday begins and Arteta has secured a win that will put the pressure on his title rivals.
,[It shows] That we are there, that we want to dig in,” Arteta said. “The prize is there, not far away. The only thing we can do is to insist and not turn our backs and not pay attention to anything else. Be determined every day. Let’s keep going and see what happens.”
