In Saturday's Premier League match on the 14th, Arsenal went on the offensive at home, and despite having 77% of the ball, drew 0-0 with Everton, failing to score for the third consecutive league match. This "dud" made the team failed to score in the last two games, missing the opportunity to catch up with the top of the table Liverpool. After the game, Arsenal manager Arteta denied that the team's offensive creativity is insufficient, but admitted that the team needs to strengthen the defense.
In this match, Arsenal attacked Everton's "bus" tactics, launching 13 attacks throughout the match, with the best chance coming in the 29th minute. Matuidigaert came close to scoring from 10 yards out, but Everton goalkeeper Bickford made a heroic save. Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka combined for a shot on goal, but neither could get past England goalkeeper Bickford. In addition, Arsenal's set-piece tactics also failed to lead to a goal, and the match ended 0-0.
In the last three Premier League games, Arsenal have started their own attacks, but Arteta denied that his team lacks the ability to score goals: "Before I took over the team [in the UEFA Europa League], I had scored three goals in three games, so what does that say? If I can continue to create the chances of this game, then this will not continue. Of course, the players need to improve on their grasp of the last kick of the shot, there's no doubt about that."
