By Daily Sports on December 30, 2019
Arsenal's new manager Mikel Arteta said his team let themselves down with poor split-second decision-making in their 2-1 defeat by Chelsea on Sunday.
A mistimed leap from goalkeeper Bernd Leno handed Chelsea an easy equaliser from Jorginho in the 83rd minute to cancel out Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's first-half strike.
Chelsea then surged forward and Tammy Abraham spun and shot straight through Leno's legs for the winner four minutes later as Arsenal were caught out in defence.
However, the Spaniard was keen not to place too much blame on the shoulders of his German keeper.
"He will be down, and when an error costs the team points we have to lift him. He's done a really good job since he joined this football club and we have to respect that," Arteta said.
Leno's mistakes aside, Arteta admitted he was left rueing late decision-making mistakes as he lost his first match in charge at the Gunners' home ground.
"I am really disappointed with the result and the way we conceded the goals and the timing of it," Arteta told reporters. "It's decision-making. It happens. It will happen again for sure, but when it happens against this type of opposition, you get punished. (ESPN)
•PHOTO: Bernd Leno
Source Daily Sports
Posted December 30, 2019
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