Ralph Hasenhuttl insisted Saints had to be “the more willing team to win” as they look to bounce back to form against Arsenal on Saturday. Smashed for six against Chelsea last time out, the St Mary’s side have lost five of their past six games in the Premier League heading into the home contest at St Mary’s. They face an Arsenal side who have lost three of their past four fixtures.
Ralph Hasenhuttl said: “It’s always about who has the better game plan, who finds the better solutions for this day, who scores in the right moment. With all the force we put in this week, we have to be the more willing team to win this game. I think this is what we have to show because this is the reaction everybody expects from us.”
Mikel Arteta’s Gunners were 3-0 winners when the sides met back in December, thanks to goals from Alex Lacazette, Martin Odegaard and Gabriel.
Ralph Hasenhuttl added: “To defend them you need to be good, committed. To have also the right pressing line, the right height of the back four. When you have this, it is very tough to score goals. But I think we have shown, especially in the first 15 minutes of the away game against them, that we can cause them some issues. One mistake when they play with one touch through our lines and scored the first goal. It was a little bit too easy I think. We know this is a good team and when you are not doing it perfect, they can definitely stress you. We have to find a way where we have a good balance of what we need.”
