Theo Walcott is confident Arsenal will bounce back from their surprising 2-1 Champions League defeat at the hands of Dinamo Zagreb and reach the knockout stages.
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It proved crucial as he was then sent-off for a second bookable offence when he caught Pinto with a late challenge after 40 minutes.
Manager Arsene Wenger admitted it was “a miserable way” for his Gunners side to start the competition, adding that he felt they were “unlucky” on the night.
‘Theo Walcott should start at the moment, ‘ Keown said in his Daily Mail column. We have to look at ourselves as well because the second goal killed our game.
“However we can’t blow one result and say it’s the end of the season“.
Giroud went for a soft second yellow card while Keane said on ITV: “It’s what I expect from Arsenal, they are short”.
Mamic said: “I am delighted we won the Champions League in a long time. We need to reflect on this game and move on quickly”.
Next up for Arsenal and Chelsea, it’s each other, as the London rivals clash at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
The England forward, who has netted four goals in his last three games for club and country, led the line and scored in last weekend’s 2-0 win over Stoke City.
Merson has stated that the club’s fans will be livid if Arsenal lose their next couple of games and even hinted that the French manager could face the sack if he does not turn the team’s season around. I haven’t seen it again to judge it. I don’t know, but it was a fact that he was sent off and we had to react to that. That’s the sign of a good team, if you’re steady going but you’re getting the results. We’ve done it in the past.
“It was embarrassing. In the way they pursued it. You find out, straight from the bat, if the player is interetsted”.
“We’ve had experience of playing against 10 men we actually found it quite hard “.
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Goalkeeper David Ospina came into the side as Petr Cech was rested to the bench.
