Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his team still has a long way to go in terms of improvement despite the clear progress it has made in the recent months.
The players had a difficult start this season, but they managed to turn the situation around winning seven of their last 12 Premier League games and netting 22 goals and managinh just 12 goals in their first 14 fixtures.
Nevertheless, the team holds 10th place in the table on 37 points, 10 points behind London rivals Chelsea in fourth.
Arteta was asked how close Arsenal were to being a team in his own image and he said, "Very far. Very, very far. There's still a lot to improve, a lot of quality to add."
"(We need to be) much more efficient in decision-making, much quicker to open situations up. We need more control of games, more defensive actions in the opponent's half, fewer giveaways, more clean sheets. There's a lot to do, more goals, more creativity," he added.
Arteta pointed out that Arsenal's position at the league table is unacceptable and no one should be happy with that.
According to him, last weekend's 3-1 victory against third-placed Leicester City was a step in the right direction.
Arteta stated, "When you look at the previous game we played against them a few months ago, and you look at where the team is right now, I think it's always a good way of seeing the progression, and I've seen that."
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