Arsene Wenger was in phlegmatic mood after the 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Highbury extended their lead at the top to five points.
The Arsenal boss said it was becoming harder for his players to turn on the style when opposition teams opt only for negative tactics against them.
"They came to make a draw and defended well for 90 minutes," he said. "In the second half we lost a bit of sharpness, could not find our fluency and gave them the chance to catch us on the break, though they always kept seven at the back.
"Everybody defends 100 percent against us and the games are very tight. If we don't get the opening, its very difficult for us.
"Even then we had the chance to win it in the last minute...
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Wenger, meanwhile, defended Jeffers' reputation as his striker came in for fierce criticism from Gerard Houllier after going down under John Arne Riise's challenge for the penalty.
"I've seen it again and I don't think that Franny went down. I think he was caught on his left leg and he didn't have a choice but to go down," he said.
Arsenal meet another title contender on Wednesday with Chelsea visiting N5 - and Wenger believes more palatable fare will be on offer on New Year's Day.
"I think Chelsea will play more, it will be more open, they will come at us but it is hard to predict," he said.
"Against us everyone is up for it from first to last minute so we just need to focus on the quality of our own performance."
