Published 05:23 IST, November 7th 2019
Arsenal drop points yet again after 1-1 draw against Vitoria SC
Arsenal's poor form continued after the English club drew to Vitoria 1-1 in the Europa League match on Wednesday afternoon. Emery said that he was dissapointed
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Pressure mounted furr for Arsenal he coach Unai Emery after yet ar frustrating night of football when y were held by Portuguese side Vitoria S.C to 1-1 draw Europa League group st-match. rth London club's goal cam via defender Shkrodan Mustafi but an injury-time goal allowed home side to snatch three points.
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Ar disappointing match
It was a very frustrating afteron for Arsenal team, who failed to make use of chances that y h, and went on to concede 16 attempts on ir goal. embarrassing defending record worsens furr and Emery has t been able to make any significant improvement to Arsenal side on opposite end. team is constantly conceding more and more shots every match and has t been able to respond and score goals on opposite end. In last four consecutive matches, Arsenal have h a le and have ended up letting go of le, eventually sharing points. re is a lack of decisiveness, proper clarity and game plan in Spaniard's approach.
Emery was asked about poor performance and lack of creativity. He said, "I think we worked hard and fought against a team who were very strong defensively, and very organised. y played against us with 100 per cent motivation and also with ir supporters. A little disappointed for result because we wanted to win, but we are first in group and we want to make sure of that position in next matches." He was also asked about having a grand total of one shot on target in match and he said, "y are very defensive with a big defensive structure. It is t easy because y were defending very deep and toger, and to find and create small s was t easy against this team. We want to improve and also to continue in our way, how we can prepare next match to be strong defensively and also create chances, and get that balance to win next matches."
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Goalkeeper Emilia Martinez was also asked about performance of team and he said, "it was quite difficult, especially in first half. pitch wasn't great and we couldn't find many good occasions to score. y h some good shots in first half but we handled it quite well and defended well too. We moved ball quicker in second half and we were unlucky to concede in end."
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01:55 IST, November 7th 2019