Arsenal have now dropped 12 points in the last eight Premier League matches
Gunners captain Martin Odegaard issues a rallying cry ahead of festive period
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By PA SPORT
Published: 13:41 EST, 9 December 2024 | Updated: 13:44 EST, 9 December 2024
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has issued a rallying cry to his team-mates, urging them to up their game to get back in the title race.
The Gunners dropped more points Premier League points with a 1-1 draw at Fulham on Sunday. The result leaves Arsenal in third, six points behind leaders Liverpool who have a game in hand.
They have now dropped 12 points in their last eight games and they were far from at their best against a Fulham side who contained their attacking threat with relative comfort.
Mikel Arteta's side host Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday before their next league assignment at home against Everton on Saturday.
And ahead of a busy festive fixture list, their captain Odegaard has identified what went wrong against Fulham and encouraged his team to learn from it.
'We have to be a bit more aggressive going into the box and attacking the box,' the 25-year-old said.
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has urged his side to be more aggressive attacking the box
Raul Jimenez (right) celebrates opening the scoring for Fulham against Arsenal on Sunday
The Gunners again show their prowess at corners when William Saliba equalises
'We created a few bigger chances there but I think that it's a game we should win.
'We dominated the whole game. They didn't create anything apart from the goal. We had a few big moments there, especially with the disallowed goal at the end.
'So we are disappointed, obviously we wanted to win. We have to move on and that's it.'
Arsenal fell behind to Raul Jimenez's strike before William Saliba headed in the Gunners' third goal in a row from a corner. Their impressive set-piece routines continued to caused headaches for opposition defences. It was the ninth time Arsenal had scored from a set-piece in the league this season.
'We're so good at it and everyone believes that when we have a set-piece, we're going to score,' said Odegaard.
'And (against Fulham) we did, and we could have scored a few more to be honest. That's a good thing and we just have to keep that up.'
'The mood obviously now is disappointed because we didn't win but we have to move on to the next, they come so quickly now.
'There's no time to be too disappointed, we have to move on and make sure we win the next one and that's it.'