'It's tricky, they fly a lot' - Arteta on Carabao Cup balls

Arsenal head Mikel Arteta still believes his broadside tin scope nan Carabao Cup last - but says his players must first maestro nan "tricky" shot utilized successful nan competition.

The Gunners were beaten 2-0 by Newcastle successful Tuesday's semi-final first limb aft goals from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon.

Arsenal had 23 shots during nan lucifer but conscionable 3 were connected target, arsenic Gabriel Martinelli struck nan station and Kai Havertz headed a elemental chance wide.

When he was asked astir nan missed chances successful his post-match news conference, Arteta said he would not show his players to alteration anything, but did mention nan effect nan shot had.

"We kicked a batch of balls complete nan bar, and it's tricky that these balls alert a batch truthful there's specifications that we tin do better," he said.

"But astatine nan extremity that's gone - there's nary measurement back, it's astir nan adjacent crippled and that's our world, nan reality is our world.

"It's conscionable half-time. When I spot nan squad play, and really we woody pinch a batch of situations and play against a very bully team, I must opportunity I person afloat belief that we tin spell retired location and do it."

Prior to nan conclusion by Newcastle, nan Gunners had scored 11 goals successful 3 EFL Cup ties truthful acold this season.

The shot successful nan title is made by Puma, while nan shot utilized successful nan Premier League is manufactured by Nike.

"It's conscionable different," said Arteta erstwhile asked to spell into much perincian astir nan ball.

"It's very different to a Premier League ball, and you person to accommodate to that because it flies different.

"When you touch it nan grip is very different arsenic well, truthful you accommodate to that."

While Arsenal were made to salary for their bad boy finishing against nan Magpies, nan numbers from their erstwhile 3 ties successful this year's title do not propose nan shot has been excessively overmuch of a problem for them.

They thrashed Bolton 5-1 successful their opening game, earlier beating Preston 3-0 and Crystal Palace 3-2 to scope nan past four.

Their shooting stats successful nan EFL Cup are besides broadly akin to some nan Premier League and Champions League, pinch Adidas manufacturing nan shot utilized successful Europe's elite nine competition.