FREDDIE LJUNGBERG claimed tonight’s defeat to Brighton was “not Arsenal” as the Gunners made it NINE games without a win.
The north Londoners are now on their worst run of form for 42 YEARS but temporary boss Ljungberg thinks this is not a true reflection of the club.
Freddie Ljungberg claimed the defeat to Brighton was ‘not Arsenal’ as they slumped to their worst run of form for 42 YEARSCredit: EPA
Goals from Adam Webster and Neal Maupay either side of Alexandre Lacazette’s equaliser saw the Gunners slump to tenth in the Premier League with their fourth defeat of the season.
And speaking after the game, Ljungberg – who replaced sacked Unai Emery last Friday – said: “It was tough.
“We didn’t show up in the first half, didn’t work hard and didn’t want to play. You can’t start like that.
“Second half we had a word and were better but we are suspect on the counter and we have no confidence. We gave them 45 minutes at home.
“I need to work on that and get confidence back into the boys.
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“It’s a concern for any coach, a lack of confidence.
“At half time we said ‘This is not Arsenal, we have to give it a crack.’
“That’s what I want to see from them.
“Of course it’s disappointing but we’ve got to keep on going. The players are low on confidence, I think you can see that.
“There was a little bit of a reaction in the second half, but you’ve got to start games like that.
“We’re in a difficult situation, we’ve lost a lot of games and the confidence has gone down.
“We started the game flat with no energy and it’s my job to get them to be aggressive and play with energy.”
Arsenal travel to West Ham on Monday which could provide some respite with Manuel Pellegrini’s Hammers in a crisis of their own.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
