‘This cannot happen’ says Gabriel of Arsenal’s losing run

Arsenal defender Gabriel has called on his teammates to reflect, after a nightmare week has seen the Gunners lose to Everton and Manchester City and fall 9 points adrift of leaders Chelsea at the summit of the Premier League. The Brazilian, who has been deputising for the injured Shkodran Mustafi, told the Arsenal website, “We […]
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2016-12-21 15:50:00

Arsenal defender Gabriel has called on his teammates to reflect, after a nightmare week has seen the Gunners lose to Everton and Manchester City and fall 9 points adrift of leaders Chelsea at the summit of the Premier League.

The Brazilian, who has been deputising for the injured Shkodran Mustafi, told the Arsenal website, "We had two away games to gain six points, and we ended up not achieving that," Gabriel said. “We lost both games on reversals [losing from a winning position], with basic mistakes.

“This cannot happen. I think each of us needs to reflect and try to keep each other in check. We must know how to demand from each other, and how to respect each other. We were coming from a good string of games, and met Everton feeling totally confident that we would win the match.

"We did start out winning, but ended up suffering a comeback – once again. We conceded two goals, which is something that just can’t happen to a team as big as ours. And it wasn’t different on Sunday.

“We started out winning and ended up losing on a comeback. I think now is a good time for the team to stop and think about the mistakes we’ve made in these two games to try and improve on that." Arsenal face West Bromwich Albion at home on Boxing Day.