BRIGHTON 3-0 ARSENAL: Bruno Guimaraes and Ezri Konsa both suffered their first defeats since joining the Premier League champions, who were put to the sword by Fabian Hurzeler's high-flying Seagulls at the Amex on Saturday
Ezri Konsa and Bruno Guimaraes
Ezri Konsa and Bruno Guimaraes both suffered their first defeat as Arsenal plaeyrs
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Bruno Guimaraes and Ezri Konsa haven't been at Arsenal long - but both already know Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Brighton was "not acceptable" by the club's standards.
The Brazilian midfield maestro, who failed to impress on his first Premier League start for the Gunners, insists a similar display cannot ever be repeated if Mikel Arteta's champions are to retain the title this term.
He said: "We were not good enough, so far off our level this time. We are very disappointed, we have to learn from our mistakes because today we were far away off our level.
"We were too sloppy with the ball; we didn't win any duels. We cannot accept this while wearing this shirt of a champion and we want to win the game.
"We cannot repeat this; it's a lesson for us because I think we've been on a good run so far. We've won every game but not this one. Like I said, it's one to forget for us but we have to learn from what happened today."
After the game, Arteta claimed he knew Arsenal were not at the races following their first throw-in of the contest.
Guimaraes admits the squad has been left to rue failing to close down both Pascal Gross and Charalampos Kostoulas for Brighton's two first-half goals.
"We gave them too much time on the ball, we know the quality that they have," said Guimaraes. "They were two amazing shots to be fair but we can do better and we have to do better.
"We cannot give them too much space, we cannot lose the ball in a dangerous area and like I said, bad day, I've not been too long here but it feels like we can't accept this."
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Chema Andres netted Brighton's third against Arsenal(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
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Arsenal now have to wait three weeks until they can respond at home to Leeds. However, Guimaraes, who fired home a stunner in the recent 2-0 triumph at Sunderland, doesn't want to get too down over his promising start to life in N5 following his £75million summer transfer from Newcastle.
He continued: "I have to adapt, and I think I've been doing great to be fair but I think today is one to forget for me and the whole team.
"Today was a bad day at the office for everyone. I think I'm quite good in terms of adaptation with the club, I'm getting there.
"Now we have to focus on the national teams but when we come back, we have to ensure this does not happen again.
"We have to learn from our mistakes, wearing this shirt this is not acceptable, this is not the level we want but now we have time to focus on the national team, and when we come back, we have to win games. We have to forget this and improve, we have to say sorry to the fans because it wasn't good enough."
Mikel Arteta and Gabriel Magalhaes applaud the Arsenal fans
Arsenal came unstuck at Brighton, who ran riot
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Fellow newcomer Konsa was in agreement with Guimaraes that Arsenal's performance was simply not up to scratch.
He stated: “It wasn’t good enough. We have high standards here and we let them go today. But it is important we use this time now to reflect as individuals, to know that when we do come back there is a lot to learn and a lot to fix from this game.
“We are very disappointed to lose and to concede three goals is not like us. As a defender, I pride myself on keeping clean sheets. We did not do that to the best of our abilities. We have to move on very quickly and focus on the game after the break.
“We conceded two goals from outside of the box. They were two very good strikes. But there were moments in those two goals where we could have pressed the ball more, put more pressure on the ball.
“It’s the Premier League, when you give quality players outside the box time and they shoot, it can go in. These are lessons that we need to learn from. We are still growing, still improving and we only want to get better.”