Arteta: Brighton played better, our intensity wasn't enough to win

Arsenal lost 0-3 away at Brighton, and Arteta spoke to Viaplay after the match.

On the match

They deserved to win this match. I think they were the better team, especially in the first half. Our intensity wasn't at the level required to win. We didn't win enough duels and second balls. At the same time, we made a lot of mistakes in certain aspects of the game and in our technical execution, and these mistakes happened in areas where they shouldn't. Against a team that likes to press one-on-one and use that to create attacking opportunities, mistakes like that make it much easier for them.

Also, when you create chances but fail to convert them, it becomes very difficult to win the match.

Can you explain why the match ended like this? Why were Brighton the better team and superior in duels and other aspects?

I've already explained that.

How will a defeat like this, especially followed by the international break, affect you and the team?

Obviously, this isn't ideal timing. But at the same time, I also need to put things in perspective. Since we returned from the World Cup, in the first six or seven weeks, I thought the team performed very well.

But today's match certainly felt very poor, because there are many fundamental things in football that you have to do well first to have any chance of winning a match, and today we didn't do those things.