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Myles Lewis-Skelly gave an honest reflection on Arsenal's performance in the defeat against Real Betis, while also praising the youngsters on the tour. Wanting to win in any context The Premier League champions were beaten 3-1 in their second pre-season game by the LaLiga side, but Lewis-Skelly insisted the Gunners could still take some positives despite the defeat. It was a different story days earlier, when Arsenal's 4-1 pre-season victory over Girona set the tone for the trip. "First of all, we give credit to Real Betis; they are a great side, [with] great quality. "We come here [to Dublin] to build fitness, and to win in any context, but we could not manage to do that today. We take the positives, and learn from the game, and we move on to Sunday." "The mentality is never to lose, and we come into every game wanting to win, wanting to inflict our best game on our opponents. Brilliant support in Dublin The teenager also praised a sold-out crowd which had gathered at the Aviva Stadium to watch the Gunners. "It's disappointing to lose, especially for a sold-out crowd here in Ireland, so yeah we are disappointed. "It was amazing [in Dublin] so thank you to everyone that came out, we are so grateful for the support, next time hopefully we can bring a better result." A positive training camp Lewis-Skelly praised the levels that the team were working at during the training camp (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Lewis-Skelly also had many good things to say about the training camp, including the performances of all the youngsters on the tour. "Overall, we just take so many positives from this trip away. As a team, we have more clarity; we're a lot fitter as a bunch of boys. We take a lot of positives away from the overall experience and just momentum for the next upcoming games we have. "They're all so coachable, definitely. They're all so willing to learn, willing to impose themselves on the game and credit to them for being able to step on this pitch with personality. "That's one thing I always tell them, be brave, be courageous and be yourself when you're playing." "It's always amazing to be back at home, be back in front of our fans, in front of our people. It will be good to be back."