Bould, taking charge in the absence of
the Arsene Wenger who was serving
out his touchline ban, watched Klaas-
Jan Huntelaar and Ibrahim Afellay fire
the Germans to victory.
"We haven't looked our best since the
international break," said Bould.
"We lacked a bit of confidence. It's a
concern we're not making many
chances."
Arsenal have struck fewer shots than
any other team in this season's
Champions League - only 22.
"We normally create chances, so we're
not accustomed to this," added former
defender Bould, who played for the
Gunners between 1988 and 1999.
"It looks like we're lacking confidence
on the ball and that's unusual. We
looked a bit tired and jaded."
Schalke created the best chances of the
match. Huntelaar missed from four
yards and failed to connect with a
Jefferson Farfan cross from about the
same distance, while centre-back
Benedikt Howedes fired over from eight
yards out.
"If we escaped with a 0-0 draw we
would have been delighted," said
Bould.
Some Gunners fans booed at the final
whistle, and Bould added: "We've lost at
home and of course they're frustrated.
We are as well."
Arsenal came into the match on the
back of a surprise 1-0 loss to Norwich
and next face QPR at home on
Saturday.
"We have a tough game here on
Saturday," added Bould.
"We've gone behind in our last five
games - to keep coming back is tough."
Gunners captain Thomas Vermaelen
agreed that his team-mates did not test
Schalke enough.
"We lost on Saturday [to Norwich] and
we wanted to do better here," said the
Belgian.
"It was the same story as Saturday - we
didn't create enough chances. We gave
it 100%, but it was a bit difficult.
"These moments are difficult but you
have to work hard."
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