Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: August 07, 2023, 08:18 IST
London, United Kingdom (UK)
Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta lifting the Community Shield (AP)
Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta mentioned he and his facet will give attention to one trophy at a time after their Community Shield win.
Arsenal will give attention to one trophy at a time following their victory over Manchester City in a 4-1 penalty shootout within the Community Shield on Sunday which began their season on a excessive be aware, supervisor Mikel Arteta mentioned.
“That’s why we’re right here — to win trophies for this soccer membership and make it profitable,” Arteta told reporters.
Asked if the win would raise expectations too high for the Premier League season starting next weekend, he said: “I don’t know. I just wanted to grab that trophy as quickly as possible and then we can think about the next.
“Just the joy of seeing so many happy and proud people and the connection again doing it for our supporters in Wembley feels very different, and that’s great,” he mentioned.
“We understand it’s soccer — you win a trophy at present however tomorrow it’s a must to be coaching.”
Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard levelled the score with a deflected goal in the 101st minute, after Cole Palmer had scored for City in the 77th, sending the match to a penalty shootout.
English Football League referees are this season adopting new regulations to avoid wasting time by adding on the exact time lost in goal celebrations, substitutions or injuries.
Arteta said he was in favour of the new rules.
“I think it’s really good to do that because it was going too far I think and now teams are going to have to think twice,” he mentioned.
“Now we now have to be ready to play 100 minutes as a result of it’s going to occur each single week.”
City manager Pep Guardiola said it had been a close match between the two teams.
“In the last 15-20 minutes of the first half they were better. Second half we were much better,” he instructed reporters.
“We would like to win at present, completely, however typically it’s a must to settle for it and provides credit score to your opponent.”
Guardiola said his side had to get used to longer added time.
“We have to accept it. Now games will be 100 minutes that’s for sure,” he mentioned.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is revealed from a syndicated news company feed – Reuters)
Ritayan BasuRitayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com, covers badminton and cricket however soccer stays his forte. Follow him at @ritayanbasu…Read More
Source: www.news18.com
