Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal was beaten 1-0 by Everton yesterday in one of the shocking results of the weekend in the Premier League.
The Gunners have topped the league standings for much of this season and went into that game as obvious favourites, but they lost and a report on Four Four Two reveals that defeat means Arteta has continued an unwanted record.
The report reveals the Spaniard has now failed to win his next game after winning the Manager of the Month award the last five times.
Arteta won the November/December manager of the month and in his next game, Newcastle United held the Gunners to a draw.
Just Arsenal Opinion
This is an unwanted record, but it is a pure coincidence and does not suggest in any way that the gaffer is under some spell.
Arsenal had a bad day in the match against the Toffees and needs to do more work on the training ground to perform better in their next game.
We are in a title race and no one says it will be easy or we would finish the campaign unbeaten.
The most important thing is that we can pick ourselves up and get a win in our next match to keep us at the top of the league table.
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It was the worst time to play them as well, especially away. New manager bounce.
It’s why I’ve never been a fan of phrases like “it all balances out” and “the league table doesn’t lie”. You absolutely can be unlucky in playing teams when they just happen to be in really good form – you could have a tougher time gaining points in a fixture that your rivals had an easy time with. If that happens multiple times, it’s a real disadvantage.
That’s *not* to say I think we’ve been unlucky overall this season – it’s just one game, and we’ve actually had a few games where an important player has been out for the opposition. This is just a general observation.
The match performances also highlight our limited squad depth.
Manchester city also drew against this low life evertonians. If Arteta is tactically flexible just like his master, we will be getting enough points in the league.