Speaking to Sky Sports, Arsenal star Laurent Koscielny has explained that his side’s losses against Everton and Manchester City were down to complacency.
Following the opening day defeat at the hands of Liverpool, Arsenal suddenly transformed into a team intent on claiming the Premier League title by going on a superb run of 14 matches without a single defeat and many thought that this would finally be the year when the Gunners ended their long title drought.
Unfortunately though, Arsenal have been brought crashing back down to earth in recent times as consecutive defeats against Everton and Manchester City has meant that the North London giants have fallen a whopping 12 points behind leaders Chelsea in the race to claim the Premier League crown.
It is clear to see that Arsenal now have it all to do in order to reduce the deficit on their rivals and the two defeats against Everton and Manchester City could prove really costly for the Gunners.
Defender Laurent Koscielny has recently been speaking regarding Arsenal’s setbacks against Everton and Manchester City, and explained that his side went on to lose the two games by getting ‘too comfortable’ after establishing a lead on both occasions.
Koscielny told Sky Sports, “Because we scored first in both games [Everton and Man City matches] we stopped to play. We waited for our opponent to do something. We were in too comfortable a position. We needed to push ourselves to score that second goal. That could make a real difference for us.
Koscielny warns against complacency
"When you have so many good results in a row after the Liverpool defeat, we were in too comfortable a position, and think we can win easily every time - it is not like this in football.
"You can have all the talent, but if you don't put everything in, help your team-mates, you can have bad results. We lost this teamwork quality in the two games we lost. We showed our character against West Brom, and it is important to keep this mentality for the rest of the season."
Arsenal did allow their performance levels to drop significantly against Everton and Manchester City, and now Arsene Wenger’s men most certainly cannot afford to make such complacency to creep into their game during the future matches if they are to stand any chance of winning the title.
