Gunners boss not impressed with their showing against FC Barcelona
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hasn’t held back in his criticism of his side following their 2-0 defeat to FC Barcelona at the Emirates Stadium last night.
A Lionel Messi double in the second-half gave the Spanish giants full control of the two-legged tie, with Arsenal having to travel to the Nou Camp in a few weeks time.
Despite the scoreline, Arsenal did create chances of their own. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain should have given the hosts the lead in the first-half, while Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey were both denied by brilliant saves by Marc-André ter Stegen.
Speaking after the game, Wenger didn’t hold back on his thoughts and admitted that his side were ‘technically average and naive.’
Wenger Angry With Arsenal
“Barcelona is a great team. We put a lot of energy in the game and technically we were very average,” he said.
“The regret I had was once we looked like we dominate the game, we give the goal away.
“Similar to Monaco last season, naive, and that is frustrating. When we looked like we could win the game, we just gave it away.
“Realistically it is very,very difficult, if not impossible. We have to go there and fight. We had the chances, we didn’t score.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
