Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia thinks his squad did not give all in match against Barcelona
Arsenal goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-Almunia-c23386, has accused some of his team mates of not performing at their best in the second leg of the UEFA Champion’s League round of 16 earlier this week. Barcelona beat Arsenal 3-1 on the evening and went on to win 4-3 on aggregate
to qualify for the quarter finals.
"Barcelona bossed us and in the second half we had players that were not running," he said. "We only needed one goal and with a bit more effort we could have caused them damage at the end. Even at 3-1, we only needed one goal and, well, you can't understand
how there can be players that were walking. We were tired.
Almunia, was brought in as a substitute in the 19th minute of the match, when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380 was sent off in
the 56th minute. He felt that if some of his team-mates had given their 100 per cent they could have stolen a win.
"It seemed that everything was lost but you can score a goal at any moment. So the only explanation I have is that we were so tired and the players couldn't give any more. And down to 10 men, it was double the effort. We came up against a Barcelona side
that are the best in the world."
Almunia is expected to remain as Arsenal’s first choice goalkeeper in the coming weeks, as the other goalkeepers Szczesny and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lukasz-Fabianski-c22910 are sidelined for longer periods. The Spanish goalkeeper wants to play a key role in their upcoming FA Cup quarter
final tie against Manchester United on 12th March.
The 33-year-old revealed that he has nothing to prove to anyone and has another year left to his existing contract with the club. He also expressed his disappointment after he had a difficult period through injuries and was not playing on a regular basis.
He feels that he needs to play some more games in order to get back to his best.
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