Arsenal have lost tonight’s League Cup tie with noisy neighbours Tottenham Hotspur, knocking us out at the quarter final stage.
I’m not sure whether I’m being biased when I say that the score was unfair or not. We missed chance after chance and amazingly ending the game without even a single goal, despite playing against a back four consisting of Ben Davies as a central defender…
We of course had Granit Xhaka starting the game in our back four, but he did little wrong, with seasoned veteran Nacho Monreal at fault for the opening goal. OK Dele Alli has found a peach of a pass to put in the South Korean international, but the Spanish full back could definitely have done more…
That Alli will be the talk of the day, given he also scored our opponents second of the night, when Harry Kane put his England team-mate through with a long ball from the centre-circle for him to put the ball clear over the head of Petr Cech in goal. No chance…
Alli was then clattered by a bottle thrown from the crowd, to which he reacted angrily (as anyone would who had just been hit by something), but he reacted unprofessionally by goading the fans with a 2-0 hand gesture shortly after. He’ll likely be talked down on the subject, but so will our fans…
All in all, a thoroughly disappointing and frustrating match, one which I fully expected us to win today.
Sorry for not delving too deeply into our large number of attacks, and the wealth of chances we should have put away, but I’m way too frustrated.
Maitland Niles needs a loan or permanent move away. Monreal needs replacing. Centre-backs not good enough today. And of course… ‘Didn’t want to win the Milk Cup anyway’…
Over and out. Pat J