Arsenal's head coach Mikel Arteta expressed satisfaction with his side's away win against Nottingham Forest, securing a narrow 1-0 victory. However, the Spanish tactician pointed out that the Gunners needed to be more ruthless with their chances in front of goal.
We achieved something that we couldn't do in the previous two seasons – we won this match.
We knew that the margin would be narrow unless we broke the game open much earlier. We had two excellent opportunities to do just that.
The longer the game went on, the more confidence Nottingham gained. In those moments, you have to take more risks, and that’s when the game can unravel.
But we discussed this beforehand. We needed to remain patient and not succumb to frustration.
Creating open chances against them was very difficult. We must take advantage of the opportunities that arise.
We had three other clear chances in the game where the ball should have been on target.
And not just on target – they should have been goals. That’s the difference; we need to be clinical in our finishing.
For the record, the only goal of the match came in the 80th minute from substitute Noni Madueke, who found the net after a fortunate deflection.
