Regis Le Bris makes Arsenal title claim after Sunderland defeat
Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris hailed Arsenal as ‘the best team in Europe’ after his side’s 3-0 defeat at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta’s side are now nine points clear at the top of the Premier League as a goal from Martin Zubimendi and a second-half double from substitute Viktor Gyokeres sealed the win for the Gunners.
Arsenal delivered another dominant performance at home, restricting Sunderland to just three shots on target all game.
Speaking after Sunderland’s defeat, Le Bris said Arsenal are ‘really impressive’ and insists Arteta has the squad depth to win the Premier League title.
‘We are still a newly promoted side against maybe the best team in Europe at the minute,’ Le Bris said.
‘They’ve built this team over many years. We’re not at the same stage and we have to take the lesson. It’s important to build on strong foundations and improve those details.
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‘They are impressive, really well organised, hard to beat, many threats coming off the bench as well so this depth is really important especially with wingers and creative players because they can make the difference at the end of the game and often the game is a bit different, the players are a bit more tired, and when you have those players you can go all the way and they were really impressive.’
Asked if Arsenal have the squad to win the Premier League, Le Bris replied: ‘Yeah, I think so.’
Le Bris also revealed that Arsenal’s press from their attacking players caused Sunderland problems throughout the game.
‘The score is the score, they were relentless with the ability to seize the opportunities we gave them because it was the turnovers and the organisation of their press,’ Le Bris said.
‘They are top of the league, they are top of the Champions League so you know they have good qualities.
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‘We feel the experience, we feel the quality, but I repeat, the score is the score and we have to take this lesson.
‘They built this team over many years, we feel they have this experience, they are well-rounded in every part of their game, going here we knew before it was just a question of details and those key moments were for them today.
‘A bit disappointed because we knew before their control press was really good, so we lost five or six balls, I think it’s too much against them. I think for the two first goals it was like that.
‘In the final third, they have good defenders, they are really well organised, so it’s hard to break.’
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