{"id":296706,"date":"2023-10-21T22:26:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T22:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=296706"},"modified":"2023-10-21T22:26:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T22:26:41","slug":"mikel-arteta-reveals-arsenals-quiet-dressing-room-after-derby-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/mikel-arteta-reveals-arsenals-quiet-dressing-room-after-derby-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta reveals Arsenal's 'quiet dressing room' after derby draw"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mikel Arteta said his players\u2019 dressing room reaction told him they were far from satisfied despite salvaging a draw at Chelsea from 2-0 down.<\/p>\n
Late goals from Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard wiped out the two-goal cushion Chelsea had established through Cole Palmer\u2019s first-half penalty and Mykhailo Mudryk\u2019s mis-hit cross early in the second half.<\/p>\n
Arsenal were second best for most of the game and managing to rescue a point at the home of their London rivals to maintain their unbeaten league start might well have been a cause for celebration.<\/p>\n
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Arsenal mounted a stunning late comeback to take a point against Chelsea despite falling two goals behind in the capital<\/p>\n
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Cole Palmer coolly opened the scoring in the first half from the penalty spot following William Saliba’s handball<\/p>\n
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Palmer and Raheem Sterling was seen in conversation as they both staked their claim to take Chelsea’s first-half penalty<\/p>\n
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The forward stepped up to convert with aplomb from 12 yards, sending Raya the wrong way and sparking scenes of jubilation<\/p>\n
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Trossard was mobbed by his team-mates after his leveller hauled the visitors level and secured them an invaluable point<\/p>\n
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Declan Rice had kickstarted the comeback after latching onto Robert Sanchez’s poor pass and sweeping home magnificently<\/p>\n
But Arteta said: \u2018I really liked as well going into the dressing room and it\u2019s really quiet, after drawing 2-2 with Chelsea and coming back from 2-0 down, because I know that they wanted more. That\u2019s the positive.\u2019<\/p>\n
Arteta was full of praise for another show of character from his players after they secured a draw from the jaws of defeat.<\/p>\n
He said: \u2018I have no doubt about that. I could see at half time, it was a knife between our teeth and we had to do better and the game was still there for us. We had that belief.<\/p>\n
\u2018Even with the goal we conceded, we continued to be like this. I loved that about the team and I\u2019m going to demand that from them every single day.<\/p>\n
\u2018This is who we are and the only way to still create a lot of issues with the opponent even when you\u2019re not at your best.\u2019<\/p>\n