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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
I hated that the announcers didn't point that out enough
they said that he had no chance on the own goal, but he put in a hell of an effort to get back while some of his teammates jogged back
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Agreed. Sure, you can blame him for losing the ball in the final third, but he busted ass getting back to atone for his mistake. He was honestly the last man back there, he was behind the CBs!
Nothing he could have done about that goal aside from revolutionist 'dont give the ball away' crap. Everyone gets caught in possession sometimes, but he worked hard to get back, much harder than his CBs worked to defend their goal.
Regardless of this defeat, I think Arsenal fans should be pleased by his display of effort and emotion. A shrewd buy by Wenger.
Now, guys like Arteta, Gervinho and Benayoun on that note....not so much.
Also, RvP is getting very whiny. He never used to be like that as far as I can recall, but it seems the stress of being Arsenal's only elite player is getting to him.