"When you want to reach a cup final, you want to win trophies, but in the end it's difficult," said Arteta, who has not signed a new striker in the winter transfer window. He also expressed his desire to recruit Isak, who has been excellent for Newcastle.
Coach Arteta regrets that Arsenal did not buy any more strikers in the winter transfer window
This is the second cup tournament of the season that Arsenal said goodbye to, after the FA Cup was eliminated in the third round against MU after losing the penalty shootout. The "Gunners" only have hope in 2 major tournaments: the Premier League (currently ranked 2nd) with a resounding 5-1 victory over Man City in round 24, but are still 6 points behind the top team Liverpool and have played 1 more match. The remaining arena is the Champions League when they are present in the round of 16 early.
Arsenal are short on players after stars like Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus were injured and out for a long time. Coach Arteta had to focus on his key players in important competitions. He also gave opportunities to many young players like Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri to show their talent.
However, after a resounding 5-1 victory over Man City, the remaining players in coach Arteta's hands could not continue to overcome a tough opponent like Newcastle.
Newcastle have been Arsenal's nemesis this season, winning 1-0 in the Premier League in Round 10. They followed that up with a 2-0 win when the two teams met at the Emirates Stadium in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final. In the second leg at St James' Park, Newcastle beat their opponents by the same score as the first leg to reach the final with a 4-0 aggregate win.
This season, Newcastle is Arsenal's nemesis.
"They (Newcastle) were really effective in the box, in the last two games we played against them, whereas with us we weren't. Overall, that's the main difference.
"It's true that we were a bit unstable today, especially when the game became more chaotic or when they played very direct. Normally we are much calmer, but today we lacked a bit because of that and the game slipped away from us," added coach Arteta sadly.
According to coach Arteta, Arsenal's situation is more difficult when striker Gabriel Martinelli is injured and will have to wait for the test results to see if his hamstring is seriously damaged. In the next match, Arsenal will face the bottom team Leicester City away in the 25th round of the Premier League at 7:30 p.m. on February 15.
Meanwhile, Newcastle will continue to play the FA Cup fourth round against Birmingham at 00:45 on February 9. They will wait to meet their opponents in the League Cup final, Liverpool or Tottenham (second leg of the semi-final at 3:00 on February 7, Tottenham won the first leg 1-0).
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