Arteta: It s unbelievable that we didn t make it to the Champions League final. We deserve more if we played better.

May 12th Arsenal drew 2-2 with Liverpool. After the game, Arsenal coach Arteta was interviewed by the BBC.

Opening performance

Artetta: "I'm very disappointed. We can discuss how to deal with it, but I don't like to deal with it passively, we have to take the initiative. The team's performance in the first 25 minutes is far from the level it should have been.

"I accepted that we played better and deserved more. It's unbelievable to fail to advance to the finals. But we might have conceded three or four goals in the 25th minute of the game today. There was some improvement afterwards, but then we beat one less person, and three or four others were absent due to injuries. This is exactly the bottom line we must demand ourselves. ”

Lecture at the intermission

Arteta: "The conversation in the locker room is there. Yes, there was a response in the second half, but only after that. If you want to win a trophy and surpass all your opponents, you must demand yourself by the standards of the Champions League and this event, and you must take the initiative to control rather than passively. ”

Next week's match against Newcastle

Artetta: "I have confidence in all the players and our goals are very clear. This will be a tough battle, and we must ensure the qualification of the Champions League and the second place in the league. This is an important opportunity. ”

The significance of locking the runner-up

Arteta: "If you cannot reach the top, you must be the leader among the rest. This is crucial. Today we beat one less person, half of the main players were injured, and some even played with injuries, but we still continued the level of the past seven or eight months. This is exactly what we have to demand ourselves. ”

About the match

Arteta: "I am deeply disappointed with the standards the team has shown, which is far from our goal. The reaction came too late.

"This is the difference between the two teams. What's more, we lost half of the attackers and beat one less - but I don't want to use these as excuses.

"It's about dignity. As I said after the game against Paris Saint-Germain, we are the team that performed better in two rounds. More and better scoring opportunities have been created but have been eliminated. And today's performance in the opening stage is completely unworthy of victory. ”