“It was same a week ago, two weeks ago, three months ago,” Arteta said. “The only thing we can do is win our matches and see how many points we get.
“We have dropped two points in this game and it is painful. It doesn’t feel good because we’re here to win. We showed unquestionable character in how much we wanted it and tried.
“We dominated the game. We tried in many different ways. We insisted but lacked that spark, that final pass to unlock a well organised team. We have to generate more shots on target.”
Despite failing to score for a second successive game, Arteta said the performance against Forest was better than the one against West Ham, which he said made him “angry.”
“Very different standard [to the West Ham defeat],” Arteta said. “We defended with energy, purpose, fight, willingness to make things happen. “It wasn’t because we lacked that. We tried until the end but weren’t able to do it.”
