Arsenal with the new manager, Fredrik Ljungberg, in the lead lost Thursday 1-2 to Brighton in the Premier League.

Arsenal's interim manager, Fredrik Ljungberg, who took over for the sacked Unai Emery, believes that the players were scared and without confidence in the defeat to Brighton on Thursday.

- of Course it's disappointing, but we must go on. The players ' confidence is low, it is evident, says Fredrik Ljungberg to news agency Reuters.

- They were very afraid to get the ball and to move. They just stood quiet, he says to the british media the Mirror.

Thursday's defeat at the 1-2 was Fredrik Ljungbergs second match in a row on the bench as a manager.

the First leg was away at Norwich, which ended in a 2-2 draw.

With the defeat, Arsenal reached up to seven matches in a row without a single victory in the league, which is completely unheard of in the London club.

- We are in a difficult situation, we started the fight without energy.

- It is my job to get the players to be aggressive and play vigorously, he said to Reuters.

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