Arteta: If it weren t for red cards and injuries, we would undoubtedly be closer to the championship

May 18th Arsenal coach Arteta talked about the team's performance this season and looked forward to this summer's transfer window.

Arteta said that the situation of the team is completely different from what he imagined in August: "At the beginning of the season, I imagined that the moment the season ended, it would be the last home game, and then we held up the Premier League championship trophy, which is what I imagined. Now, after everything I have experienced in the past 11 months, I think we can still hold our heads up, although it still hurts because that is what we want to achieve."

Arsenal has not won any trophy for five consecutive seasons, and this season, the team was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Champions League and League Cup and stopped in the third round of the FA Cup. Speaking of the main reasons, Arteta said: "Red cards and injuries are certain."

data show that Arsenal has suffered more injuries this season than any Premier League team, and six red cards are the most in the league. Arteta said: "If it weren't for these, we didn't know what would happen, would we be closer to the championship? For me, the answer is undoubtedly yes, because of our performance and our results."

"We have to make a difference next season because the standards will improve. Looking at the points we've earned in the league in the past three seasons, it's very rare to fail to win the championship for several consecutive seasons, so we're already very close, and in probability, we have to keep going and do better."

Arteta also pointed out: "One key is the number of players available, and without these you can't win any games at all. There are some other statistics," It is crucial to win games, not just about dominating the game, but about winning the game. "

"We are very clear about what leads to success and what we have to do, and we will work hard to improve efficiency and do better. Another key point is how to adjust our form every three days and the ability to change the situation in the game, which we have a lot of room for improvement."

Speaking of what Arsenal needs this summer's transfer window, Arteta said: "In view of the number of players we will start next season and the requirements to prepare for the season, especially those who have just undergone long-term surgery, we need to win in this case Winning trophy is very unrealistic. We know this, we have to solve this problem and do everything we can to improve the status quo.”

" Especially because we are about to lose a lot of players, some of them expired, some are loaned back. The lineup has become thinner with injuries, we know we have the responsibility and need to take action, and there are some players in our youth training that can help the team, which is good, we know what to do. "

When asked if a new center needs to be introduced, Arteta replied: "Whether it is offensive or defensive, any player who can make us better is important, and we know that it is very clear to us . ”

"It will be a very exciting summer, first we will look back on the past work and find ways to improve the team. Second, we will find space to further develop our game style and players' performance, and then make plans and play preseason. If that's not enough, then we will consider which players we need to bring in to make a change."

Speaking of working with new director Berta, Arteta said: "We have a very consistent idea, you can tell that he has a lot of experience, has formed a great team and won important trophys. Such a person with clear thinking is very helpful to us."