Arsenal ke manager Mikel Arteta ne apni team ki Newcastle United se 2-0 se hui haar ke liye Carabao Cup ke match ball ko ek factor bataaya. Possession dominate karne aur 23 shots lene ke baavajood, Gunners goal karne mein sangharsh karte rahe. Arteta ne is baat ka ishara kiya ki Puma ball ka flight aur grip Premier League ke Nike ball se kaafi alag hai.
“Humne bahut saare balls ko bar ke upar maar diya, aur ye tricky hai ki ye balls bahut zyada uddte hain,” Arteta ne kaha. “Ye Premier League ball se bahut alag hai. Iska flight alag hai, grip bhi alag hai, isliye humein usse adapt karna padta hai.”
Missed opportunities ke baavajood, Arteta ne Newcastle ki strong defensive performance ko maana aur is stage par competition mein clinical finishing ki zaroorat ko bhi.
Newcastle ke in-form striker, Alexander Isak ne club ke liye apna 50th goal kiya aur unhone jeet mein ek key role nibhaya. Lekin, manager Eddie Howe ne ek hamstring injury ki wajah se Isak ki second-half involvement mein kami hone ki baat kahi.
Is result se Arsenal ke liye final mein pahunchna mushkil ho gaya hai, jabki Newcastle, jo 1955 ke baad se apna pehla major trophy jeetne ki koshish kar raha hai, uske paas St. James’ Park par hone waale dusre league mein ek strong advantage hai.
