What did Pep Guardiola say about the draw against Arsenal?

TPO - Pep Guardiola admitted he had no choice but to "park the bus" against Arsenal. The Man City coach also praised Manchester City's resilient defense in the highlight match of round 5 of the Premier League last night.

Last night was a rare occasion when Man City had to defend thoroughly against Arsenal. After taking the lead in the first half, the team had to give up the game to the opponent and did not even play a striker in the last 15 minutes. However, Martinelli's skillful juggle still helped the Gunners come away with 1 point.

Despite losing the victory at the last minute, Pep was still very satisfied. He shared: "Our resilience is amazing, otherwise we wouldn't have survived. Last season we lost; today we were very close to winning. This is definitely one of the best teams in Europe.

I wanted to play differently, to force the opponent to defend deep and win with great performance, thinking, tactics… But sometimes that (Man City defending) happens. You have to defend, to be honest. It's because the opponent is stronger. When you have to accept that, you have to survive that way. And we did it.”

Asked about Arsenal's dominant possession statistics, Pep said: "Once in 10 years is not bad, right? I have to prove myself against a different tactic. Now Man City is a team in transition."

On the Gunners side, coach Arteta was generally satisfied. The only thing that bothered him about the recent draw was the striker position. Arteta admitted that Viktor Gyokeres needs to improve his finishing ability, after the £55 million striker did not have a single shot in the entire match.

"It's very difficult to get big chances, but he's definitely working hard and trying to do that, and we have to support him more," Arteta said. "There were a lot of situations today where chances were there and we missed them."

Source: https://tienphong.vn/pep-guardiola-noi-gi-ve-tran-hoa-hu-via-truoc-arsenal-post1780141.tpo