Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka has been criticized by Manchester United veteran Gary Neville after Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Newcastle United last night.
The Gunners had a series of bad results and they apparently lost their top 4 spot and lost 3-0. Tottenham Hotspur before losing 1-0 at St James’ Park last night Newcastle.
After the match, Xhaka was furious with Arsenal’s players and claimed that he could only apologize to the team’s fans for not being good enough and not following the game plan of coach Mikel Arteta. Xhaka, however, was unable to persuade Neville, who believed the 29-year-old had placed the blame on some of Arsenal’s younger players, despite having consistently disappointed the team for several years.
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What did Gary Neville say about Granit Xhaka’s comments after Arsenal’s loss to Newcastle?
“I think I heard him say ‘if you don’t have balls, stay home’”. As noted by the Daily Mirror, Neville commented on Sky’s post about the incident, “He’s definitely interested in the guys in the locker room.”
“I’m not sure who he hit but I hope young players… it’s not him?” It’s been a disgrace at times because it was sent carelessly over the last four or five years. He left it there in the air, there was nothing there.”
Many Arsenal fans will agree with Neville – despite his experience, Xhaka hasn’t exactly been exemplary so it seems a bit rich for him to criticize his teammates on this occasion.
Arsenal will now have to rely on Tottenham to lose points on the final day of the season and beat Everton to finish fourth and qualify for the UCL.
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