Rice requires change in mindset after Arsenal lose

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LONDON:

Arsenal must construct a stronger in-game mentality, midfielder Declan Rice stated after the north London membership dropped factors in back-to-back matches with a 2-1 defeat in opposition to Fulham on Sunday, hurting their Premier League title problem.

Arsenal didn’t capitalise on an early lead given by Bukayo Saka at Craven Cottage, slipping to fourth place on 40 factors on the midway stage of the marketing campaign, having misplaced 2-Zero at dwelling in opposition to West Ham United on Thursday. Whereas there could also be stress from reigning champions Manchester Metropolis and this season’s shock package deal Aston Villa’s victories over the weekend, Rice stated Arsenal is not going to hit the panic button.

“Once you go 1-Zero up, it’s essential to take extra management and have extra self-belief,” Rice instructed Sky Sports activities. “You have to have extra want, the mentality must be higher. We have to demand extra for one another. “On this league, there is no room to mess up. There’s so many good groups round you and we need to be pushing up the highest finish of the desk. It is a robust one to take at the moment.”

Arsenal aren’t fixated on the factors desk, Rice added. Villa moved as much as 42 factors, the identical as Liverpool, who lead on aim distinction and host Newcastle United afterward Monday, whereas Metropolis sit third with a sport in hand.

“There’s a variety of media who speak and say ‘Arsenal will win the league this 12 months, Arsenal are higher this 12 months’, and whatnot. However we do not get entangled in that, we simply attempt to take each sport as we are able to, one after the other,” Rice stated.

“We have been doing very well. There’s been a blip within the highway, however there is no room to panic. There’s nonetheless so many video games to go, we have to keep optimistic. It is not the time to be adverse.”

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