The head coach of Arsenal, Mikel Arteta, commented on his team's exit just one step away from the final of the English League Cup. The Gunners lost to Newcastle on aggregate (0:2, 0:2).
Mikel Arteta— We had a lot of hopes. We believed we could come back. The game started with us conceding a goal that was disallowed. We had two great chances, but we didn’t convert them, and the flow of the game changed.
We were physically exhausted because we played a lot of matches. Emotionally it was also tough. This game didn’t fall into the category of those we believed in until the end. We have to accept that. We understood that the task would be difficult, considering the result of the first match. Right now it’s quite painful, but we must look to the future,” Mikel Arteta said.
