Falke: To a certain extent, they underestimated Arsenal s counter-attack, and they deserved their reputation

Hupu reported on August 24 that in the second round of the Premier League, Leeds United lost to Arsenal 0-5 away. After the game, Leeds United coach Daniel Falke was interviewed by Sky Sports.

About the game

"For us, this has always been a difficult task - we are playing away in the absence of core players, captain Ethan Apadu. Of course, you will definitely hope to meet Arsenal who just finished the Champions League and other events, rather than them who were in their first home game of the season and had just beat Manchester United away.

"All of their new players made their debut before the game, the atmosphere on the court was warm, and they were in good shape. We did have a tough time playing 10 to 15 minutes, but after that I think we gradually got back to the pace of the game. Struick's header was the best chance of the game, but their goalkeeper made a very exciting save.

"It is really annoying to be scored by an opponent through a set piece. We underestimated their counter-attack to a certain extent, and then they scored from a tricky angle, expanding the score to 2-0. In the second half, they scored 5 goals with five shots and scored 5 goals. When the opponent is so efficient, the game is really difficult to play. In short, they are the better side and deserve this victory."

"We knew they would have fired at the beginning. We mentioned before the game that we had to survive this game. They did not create any threats in the middle, but the offense on the wing was quite dangerous.

"Tinber scored two goals in a row between the two strongest defensive players of our team, which is really annoying. If you want to get points on such a night, you must perform better at this time. However, we know that this game will not determine the direction of our entire season. "

Talking about the difficulty of organizing offense from the backcourt when facing top teams, it is indeed difficult. From the 10 to 15 minutes of the game, we were not confident enough when we controlled the ball and failed to pose a threat to them, but then we gradually got into the state and got three or four good opportunities. You can feel that if they have to devote more to the defense, they will be nervous and the fans on the scene will be nervous.

"But if they were allowed to lead two goals before halftime, they would play completely in the second half. In this case, you can only try to stay in the game."

Regarding post-match response

"Even when the game ended, our defense was more stable from the 60th minute and we did not completely collapse. We wanted to score a comforting ball, but we fought for it, but we couldn't succeed. We could only accept that it was a difficult night, we had to adjust and recover as soon as possible and prepare for the next game."