Strange Mikel Arteta goalscoring comments go under the radar as Arsenal problem persists
Arsenal scored more goals in the Premier League last season with 88 than in any other campaign. The tally was contributed primarily by Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Jesus, who all managed to get into double digits for the season.
Sadly, the quartet are far behind that type of output this season and with the Gunners lacking the clinical finishing and goalscoring threat that saw them lead the way at the top of the league for such an extended period before sadly crumbling at the end. Little has changed in the squad besides Granit Xhaka leaving and new players arriving such as Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and David Raya arriving — Jurrien Timber too, but the Dutchman has been injured besides just over 45 minutes of Premier League action.
I personally have been suggesting that desperate calls to sign a striker whilst understandable are not entirely justified considering the tools which beat Arsenal tallies from sides including Nicolas Anelka, Thierry Henry, Robin van Persie and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang still exist in the current team. The job for Mikel Arteta is working out how to rediscover that form.
However, in his last pre-match press conference ahead of the game with Liverpool in the FA Cup which Arsenal would create a host of chances but fail to score any he made some interesting yet frustrating comments – at least from my perspective. When asked about the goal tally in the 22/23 campaign, the Spaniard described it as something of a unique season.
«What they [the forwards] did last year was exceptional and we knew that to maintain those numbers would be extremely difficult because it was a one-off,» added Arteta.
«Not just for us, a one-off in the league. We know that we need all the resources and
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