Arsenal Supporter Laura Woods gave epic response to Eddie Howe’s complaining about Arsenal’s tactics in their defeat on Sunday.
Arsenal secured 2:0 victory over Newcastle United at St. James Park on Sunday. Goals from Martin Odeegard and Fabian Schar helped Gunners to move just one point behind league leaders Manchester City. Magpies currently sit in third spot in the table.
After the Match, Eddie Howe slammed Arsenal’s tactics. He said:-
“They managed the game well from their perspective. They slowed it down, lots of breaks in play, which was frustrating for us,” he said in his post-match press conference.
“Naturally, we wanted the ball in play more. Especially when you’re chasing the game.
“But we have to look at what we can control. We can’t control that. That’s the referee’s job.
“What we can control is taking our chances and possibly defending better than we did today.”
Arsenal fan Laura Woods slammed Howe’s comments and said:-
“Howe was referencing the lack of time the ball was in play – which is a big problem across the league.
“Average delay before restarting play… Newcastle are second from bottom. Brentford are bottom of that one.
“Average delay time before goal kicks… Newcastle are bottom with 36.8 minutes.
“Lots of people are saying, ‘Hang on a minute, this is a bit hypocritical’.
“Especially regarding the 0-0 draw at the Emirates earlier this season. I went to that game and there was a lot of controversy about time-wasting.
“So I think Arsenal maybe played them at their own game.”
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