""I love my players and what they've done for nine months. What am I going to do now? Criticize them because we lost a game here in the manner that they tried and the way they are putting their bodies through everything?""
""No, I'm not going to do that. I'm going to defend them more than ever. If someone has to take responsibility that's me and we have the most beautiful period of the season ahead of us.""
""And now it's a moment in the season -- you always have moments, usually two or three. This is the first moment that we have with a certain level of difficulty.""
""Really disappointed in the manner that we lost the opportunity to get back to Wembley and compete for the FA Cup again.""
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta acknowledged the team's first tough period of the season following a 2-1 loss to Southampton in the FA Cup quarterfinals. The defeat leaves Arsenal focused on the Premier League and Champions League. A knee injury to Gabriel Magalhães compounded the team's woes. Arteta expressed his support for the players, stating he would not criticize them for their efforts. He emphasized the importance of taking responsibility and highlighted that this is a challenging moment in the season.
Read at ESPN.com
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