Arteta wanted fire but Arsenal limp to semis - does style matter?

Arteta wanted fire but Arsenal limp to semis - does style matter?To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMedia caption, Arsenal through to semi-final after cagey draw with SportingByAlex HowellArsenal reporter at Emirates StadiumPublished3 minutes agoCommentsMikel Arteta wanted "fire" from his Arsenal players but instead got a sluggish performance as the Gunners did what was needed to reach the Champions League semi-finals.Kai Havertz's goal from the first leg and the goalless draw with Sporting at the Emirates was enough for Arsenal to take their place in the last four of the competition for a second successive ​season."I know the effort, the commitment that they put in," said Arteta."There's a lot of work behind it. We've done something that has never been done in the history of our club in 140 years, so that tells you the difficulty of that."But the Gunners are not producing their best football when it matters. They have won just one of their past five matches in all competitions, scoring only three goals.So does style count for anything, or is doing what's needed enough?'We aren't perfect, but there's value in what we've done'To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMedia caption, Is Arteta right in talk around Arsenal form?For Arteta, it won't matter that his side are not producing free-flowing football - the Gunners just want to get over the line and lift a trophy this season. They are having to produce results without a number of key players, who are injured. Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori were unavailable to play against Sporting. Declan Rice did play, despite being unwell. And now there is fresh concern for the top of the table clash with Manchester City on Sunday, as winger Noni Madueke limped off with a knee injury. When Arteta was asked...