Mikel Arteta discussed the defensive discipline of **Arsenal**in the new campaign.
The Gunners kept a third successive clean sheet in the Champions League as they defeated Atletico Madrid 4-0, giving up just three goals across 12 competitive contests in the 2025/26 season. They have only conceded one shot on target in their last three games and look impregnable at the back.
The manager is proud of the structure he has created, but consistency is required to ensure success.
“I go back through the history of football in general and the teams that have the best defensive record, most of the time, except for the last three seasons in the Premier League, which we did, normally, you win the league. So just go against those stats. But the stronger we are in that foundation, the bigger the probability of winning games is.
“We want these kinds of records; we have been getting a lot of them. At the end, we want it to bring the silverware and the trophies. But obviously, the more we can produce, the closer we are going to be to achieving what we want to do, and that defensive record is very good, but we need to be consistent.
“Well, obviously it's something that is super positive. If it's the first time that has happened in our history, imagine how difficult it is to do it. So, yeah, we are very, very happy to be performing at that level in a really important part of the game, especially, and now it's about continuing doing it.
“In football, if, if, if is too many ifs. It's so unpredictable already. So on top of that, you put ifs, then it becomes extremely difficult to focus on the things that we are doing. We are doing consistently well and if we can improve them and let's see where we are at the end of the season.”