Mikel Arteta says Arsenal must find 바카라that little percentage바카라 to take the final step towards success, after a 2-1 win over Southampton brought their Premier League campaign to a close on Sunday. (As It Happened | More Football News)
Kieran Tierney, making his final appearance for the club, opened the scoring just before half-time with a sharp near-post finish, though Ross Stewart levelled proceedings early in the second half.
Despite dominating possession, the Gunners failed to find a way through, and it took a 89th-minute long-range strike from Martin Odegaard to snatch victory at St. Mary바카라s Stadium.
The win confirmed Arsenal바카라s third straight second-place finish, marking only the fifth time in top-flight history a team has been runners-up three years in a row, with Arsenal the first side to do so twice (also 1998-99 to 2000-01).
Reflecting on his side바카라s performance to BBC Match of the Day, Arteta said: 바카라We wanted to finish with that positivity, that good atmosphere and vibe.
바카라We had to say goodbye to a few players, and I think they deserved that to happen in a nice environment.바카라
Speaking on what plans the club has for the summer transfer window, the Spaniard pointed to some subtle improvements: 바카라Josh [Kroenke] has been very clear in the direction and ambition we have.
바카라We're going to try and see what we can do, make very subtle decisions, and respect what has taken us this far.
바카라There's not much improvement for us. We've finished second three times, reached the Champions League semi-finals. There's just that little percentage we need to nail.바카라
Tierney, who is set for a return to boyhood club Celtic at the end of the season, leaves Arsenal having scored four Premier League goals 바카라 all of them coming against teams that were relegated in the same season (Southampton in 2024-25, Watford in 2019-20, West Brom in 2020-21, and Norwich in 2021-22).
바카라Kieran said yesterday, 바카라I'm going to score on my last Arsenal match바카라 and now he's done it. We바카라re very happy with him. He's been a big part of the journey,바카라 Arteta added.
Southampton바카라s defeat capped a historically poor campaign. The Saints are now the first team in Premier League history to lose 30 games in a season, and indeed the first to lose 30 games in a 38-game top-flight campaign.
Just hours before kick-off, the club announced that Will Still had been appointed manager ahead of their next Championship campaign.
Interim manager Simon Rusk was optimistic about Southampton바카라s performances despite their disappointing 20th-place finish.
바카라Out of the seven games I've had [as manager], there's been positives in there,바카라 Rusk told BBC Match of the Day.
바카라We were really close to taking a point off the Premier League runners-up. We can be really proud of our overall display and hopefully that's a good platform going into next season.
When asked about his future following Still바카라s appointment, he added: 바카라I've had no information on my future.
바카라My concentration was to support the players in delivering a game plan to get something out of these games.
바카라It's good for everyone to have clarity on who the manager is going to be, and I'm sure when the time is right, I'll get some clarity on my own future.바카라
