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David Luiz was sent off on his Stamford Bridge homecoming but Arsenal fought back to claim a 2-2 draw
David Luiz was sent off on his Stamford Bridge homecoming but Arsenal fought back to claim a 2-2 draw
Last Updated: 30 / / 30 : 062 pm
Arsenal players celebrate during the 2-2 draw with Chelsea
Mikel Arteta praised Arsenal’s never-say-die spirit after they twice fought back from behind to claim a dramatic 2- 2 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge despite having David Luiz sent off in the first half.
The Brazilian was shown a straight red card when he brought down Tammy Abraham following an under-hit backpass from Shkodran Mustafi, with Jorginho converting the resulting penalty.
(Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal – Match report and highlights) Premier League table | Top scorers
Gabriel Martinelli struck a breakaway equaliser. midway through the second period, before Cesar Azpilicueta’s close-range finish was cancelled out by Hector Bellerin’s left-footed strike three minutes from time.
2: 66 (FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Chelsea’s draw with Arsenal
FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Chelsea’s draw with Arsenal
The full-back’s goal secured a draw which felt like a win for Arsenal, who only had two shots on goal to Chelsea’s but showed impressive resilience, and Arteta was delighted by their response to the early setback.
“I am proud,” he said in his post-match press conference. “The spirit they showed, the character, the fight and the leadership was there. How to watch Premier League highlights (Get Sky Sports for your home
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“You have to really stand up. When someone makes a mistake and someone has to take a red card, it can happen in football.
“What cannot happen is that afterwards, we don ‘ t stand up for him. Every single player did it with belief as well.
“I could sense at half-time that they believed they could get back in the game. I was not expecting Hector to score with his left foot, obviously, but I’m very pleased.
“We are playing with a lot of young kids and what they have showed tonight is going to be a great experience for them: To keep believing that in football, if you give everything, anything can happen. “
- ‘I thought about subbing Martinelli!’
Gabriel Martinelli scored Arsenal’s first goal from a blistering counter-attack
Arteta was also full of praise for the 28 – year-old Martinelli, who scored for the second consecutive game having stepped in for the suspended Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, saying he thought about substituting him – only to change his mind.
“To play in this stadium, in the way he has done, with 20 men, and play against [Cesar] Azpilicueta, who in my opinion is one of the best defenders in the Premier, you need courage to do that.
“I wanted to take him off a few times because he looked knackered and he was cramping, but next minute he is sprinting yards again.
“It’s not just him. I think Laca [Alexandre Lacazette] is playing at a good level, even if he is not scoring, Nico [Nicolas Pepe] as well, and everybody that is coming in.
“They are fighting really hard in training to try to convince us to play more. When they question some things, I tell them to speak on the pitch and this is speaking on the pitch.”
Arteta also explained why he declined to make a defensive substitution after Luiz’s sending off, instead keeping Granit Xhaka at center-back alongside Mustafi.
“I was thinking about that, but I didn’t want to send that message to the team,” he said.
“We decided to keep us as we were and give the players a chance. I wanted to see how they could respond to that.”
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Arsenal players celebrate during the 2-2 draw with Chelsea
Mikel Arteta praised Arsenal’s never-say-die spirit after they twice fought back from behind to claim a dramatic 2- 2 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge despite having David Luiz sent off in the first half.
The Brazilian was shown a straight red card when he brought down Tammy Abraham following an under-hit backpass from Shkodran Mustafi, with Jorginho converting the resulting penalty.
(Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal – Match report and highlights) Premier League table | Top scorers
Gabriel Martinelli struck a breakaway equaliser. midway through the second period, before Cesar Azpilicueta’s close-range finish was cancelled out by Hector Bellerin’s left-footed strike three minutes from time.
2: 66 (FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Chelsea’s draw with Arsenal
FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Chelsea’s draw with Arsenal
The full-back’s goal secured a draw which felt like a win for Arsenal, who only had two shots on goal to Chelsea’s but showed impressive resilience, and Arteta was delighted by their response to the early setback.
“I am proud,” he said in his post-match press conference. “The spirit they showed, the character, the fight and the leadership was there. How to watch Premier League highlights (Get Sky Sports for your home
-
“You have to really stand up. When someone makes a mistake and someone has to take a red card, it can happen in football.
“What cannot happen is that afterwards, we don ‘ t stand up for him. Every single player did it with belief as well.
“I could sense at half-time that they believed they could get back in the game. I was not expecting Hector to score with his left foot, obviously, but I’m very pleased.
“We are playing with a lot of young kids and what they have showed tonight is going to be a great experience for them: To keep believing that in football, if you give everything, anything can happen. “
- ‘I thought about subbing Martinelli!’
Gabriel Martinelli scored Arsenal’s first goal from a blistering counter-attack
Arteta was also full of praise for the 28 – year-old Martinelli, who scored for the second consecutive game having stepped in for the suspended Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, saying he thought about substituting him – only to change his mind.
“To play in this stadium, in the way he has done, with 20 men, and play against [Cesar] Azpilicueta, who in my opinion is one of the best defenders in the Premier, you need courage to do that.
“I wanted to take him off a few times because he looked knackered and he was cramping, but next minute he is sprinting yards again.
“It’s not just him. I think Laca [Alexandre Lacazette] is playing at a good level, even if he is not scoring, Nico [Nicolas Pepe] as well, and everybody that is coming in.
“They are fighting really hard in training to try to convince us to play more. When they question some things, I tell them to speak on the pitch and this is speaking on the pitch.”
Arteta also explained why he declined to make a defensive substitution after Luiz’s sending off, instead keeping Granit Xhaka at center-back alongside Mustafi.
“I was thinking about that, but I didn’t want to send that message to the team,” he said.
“We decided to keep us as we were and give the players a chance. I wanted to see how they could respond to that.”
(Read More
Arsenal players celebrate during the 2-2 draw with Chelsea
Mikel Arteta praised Arsenal’s never-say-die spirit after they twice fought back from behind to claim a dramatic 2- 2 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge despite having David Luiz sent off in the first half.
The Brazilian was shown a straight red card when he brought down Tammy Abraham following an under-hit backpass from Shkodran Mustafi, with Jorginho converting the resulting penalty.
(Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal – Match report and highlights) Premier League table | Top scorers
Gabriel Martinelli struck a breakaway equaliser. midway through the second period, before Cesar Azpilicueta’s close-range finish was cancelled out by Hector Bellerin’s left-footed strike three minutes from time.
2: 66 (FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Chelsea’s draw with Arsenal
FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Chelsea’s draw with Arsenal
The full-back’s goal secured a draw which felt like a win for Arsenal, who only had two shots on goal to Chelsea’s but showed impressive resilience, and Arteta was delighted by their response to the early setback.
“I am proud,” he said in his post-match press conference. “The spirit they showed, the character, the fight and the leadership was there. How to watch Premier League highlights (Get Sky Sports for your home
-
“You have to really stand up. When someone makes a mistake and someone has to take a red card, it can happen in football.
“What cannot happen is that afterwards, we don ‘ t stand up for him. Every single player did it with belief as well.
“I could sense at half-time that they believed they could get back in the game. I was not expecting Hector to score with his left foot, obviously, but I’m very pleased.
“We are playing with a lot of young kids and what they have showed tonight is going to be a great experience for them: To keep believing that in football, if you give everything, anything can happen. “
- ‘I thought about subbing Martinelli!’
Gabriel Martinelli scored Arsenal’s first goal from a blistering counter-attack
Arteta was also full of praise for the 28 – year-old Martinelli, who scored for the second consecutive game having stepped in for the suspended Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, saying he thought about substituting him – only to change his mind.
“To play in this stadium, in the way he has done, with 20 men, and play against [Cesar] Azpilicueta, who in my opinion is one of the best defenders in the Premier, you need courage to do that.
“I wanted to take him off a few times because he looked knackered and he was cramping, but next minute he is sprinting yards again.
“It’s not just him. I think Laca [Alexandre Lacazette] is playing at a good level, even if he is not scoring, Nico [Nicolas Pepe] as well, and everybody that is coming in.
“They are fighting really hard in training to try to convince us to play more. When they question some things, I tell them to speak on the pitch and this is speaking on the pitch.”
Arteta also explained why he declined to make a defensive substitution after Luiz’s sending off, instead keeping Granit Xhaka at center-back alongside Mustafi.
“I was thinking about that, but I didn’t want to send that message to the team,” he said.
“We decided to keep us as we were and give the players a chance. I wanted to see how they could respond to that.”
(Read More
- Gabriel Martinelli struck a breakaway equaliser. midway through the second period, before Cesar Azpilicueta’s close-range finish was cancelled out by Hector Bellerin’s left-footed strike three minutes from time.
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“You have to really stand up. When someone makes a mistake and someone has to take a red card, it can happen in football.
“What cannot happen is that afterwards, we don ‘ t stand up for him. Every single player did it with belief as well.
“I could sense at half-time that they believed they could get back in the game. I was not expecting Hector to score with his left foot, obviously, but I’m very pleased.
“We are playing with a lot of young kids and what they have showed tonight is going to be a great experience for them: To keep believing that in football, if you give everything, anything can happen. “
- ‘I thought about subbing Martinelli!’
Gabriel Martinelli scored Arsenal’s first goal from a blistering counter-attack
Arteta was also full of praise for the 28 – year-old Martinelli, who scored for the second consecutive game having stepped in for the suspended Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, saying he thought about substituting him – only to change his mind.
“To play in this stadium, in the way he has done, with 20 men, and play against [Cesar] Azpilicueta, who in my opinion is one of the best defenders in the Premier, you need courage to do that.
“I wanted to take him off a few times because he looked knackered and he was cramping, but next minute he is sprinting yards again.
“It’s not just him. I think Laca [Alexandre Lacazette] is playing at a good level, even if he is not scoring, Nico [Nicolas Pepe] as well, and everybody that is coming in.
“They are fighting really hard in training to try to convince us to play more. When they question some things, I tell them to speak on the pitch and this is speaking on the pitch.”
Arteta also explained why he declined to make a defensive substitution after Luiz’s sending off, instead keeping Granit Xhaka at center-back alongside Mustafi.
“I was thinking about that, but I didn’t want to send that message to the team,” he said.
“We decided to keep us as we were and give the players a chance. I wanted to see how they could respond to that.”
(Read More
FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Chelsea’s draw with Arsenal
“I am proud,” he said in his post-match press conference. “The spirit they showed, the character, the fight and the leadership was there. How to watch Premier League highlights (Get Sky Sports for your home
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