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Mikel Arteta has blasted his Arsenal players after they almost let a one-goal lead slip against Wolves. The Gunners boss described the performance at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday night as unacceptable.
Speaking on TNT Sports after the game, Arteta said: "Yeah, [winning] is at the end of the day but we knew it was gonna be a tough match, especially if we didn't manage to score early in the game.
"We had a lot of situations in the first half, one massive big chance for Martinelli, two yards out, totally free and we don't score. But we struggled once we arrived into those danger zones to pick a red shirt in the box.
"We had many situations and then we didn't generate many clear chances. In the second half, we did that a bit better, we scored the goal. But then we had periods of three minutes in deep, so passive, really poor defensive habits.
"Not acceptable for our level because we haven't conceded a single shot until that point. The first time they do it, they score a goal. That's the Premier League."
Arteta added: "We are very much aware of that and have to improve that because at the very end we rely on one individual action, a very chaotic action to score the goal and win the game, and the margin should have been bigger."
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