Or bettered Arsenal for the first time since 1995. “Not just today – last week we should never have lost to Southampton and it probably started from the West Brom game, drawing that game”. What we have said the whole season and the last few weeks is that we need to improve our mentality, ‘ he added.
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“We just haven’t been good enough”.
“But it’s not about the result, today the first 45 minutes was bad, and in the second we conceded three goals against 10 players”.
“Everything is in place, we’ve got to try to stay positive – us, the fans, the club – because we are moving in the right direction”.
“Firstly I want to apologise to our fans, our supporters, it was a shame what happened on the pitch”.
The players were understandably left delighted with the performance and the likes of Wijnaldum, Aarons, Janmaat and Rob Elliott have all taken to social media after the game to thank the fans for their tremendous support despite the hard season.
Tottenham’s England striker Harry Kane called for positivity but accepted Tottenham were far below their best. We needed to finish the season off strong, but I think that’s two points from the last four games and that’s unacceptable considering how we played the rest of the season. “We were on holiday and that is the reality”.
The World Cup victor could easily have setup another to match Arsenal legend Thierry Henry’s Premier League record of 19 assists in a single season had it not been for his teammates profligacy. However, even though he saw his team concede five goals on the day, he was crowned Premier League top scorer as both Sergio Aguero and Jamie Vardy failed to score to level themselves with the golden boot victor.
Newcastle, whose second relegation in seven years was sealed by victory in mid-week for their neighbours Sunderland, were bright and enterprising from the start as Sports Direct billionaire Ashley took in his first home game this year from the directors’ box.
Tottenham have certainly enjoyed a more memorable season than their North London rivals whatever else is made of this thumping, but to trail in behind Arsene Wenger’s side is quite astonishing.
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Olivier Giroud celebrates after scoring Arsenal’s second as they leapfrogged local rivals Tottenham to finish as runners-up.
