Thursday 10/11/2022 06:44(GMT+7)
Coach Mikel Arteta has defended young Arsenal goalkeeper Karl Hein after a poor performance in the 3-1 loss to Brighton in the third round of the EFL Cup.
This morning, Arsenal had a match against Brighton at home in the third round of the English League Cup. After Eddie Nketiah opened the scoring, the visitors scored 3 goals straight from Danny Welbeck, Kaoru Mitoma and Tariq Lamptey to come upstream to win 3-1, thereby seeing Arsenal out of the English League Cup this season.
It was a match in which manager Mikel Arteta made 10 changes to Chelsea's 1-0 win, most notably by giving 20-year-old Karl Hein the chance to debut. This goalkeeper was suddenly given the opportunity instead of Matt Turner.
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Karl Hein played badly against Brighton
However, the Estonian goalkeeper played badly. He fouled Danny Welbeck in the box, giving the striker a chance to score from the spot. This goalkeeper was also criticized for the third goal of the home team.
Speaking at his post-match press conference, manager Mikel Arteta defended goalkeeper Karl Hein after his poor performance against Brighton. “ I think Hein deserves a chance,” he said. He's the goalkeeper of the Estonian national team, he's certainly a capable man."
“Mistakes are part of the heat, but I believe Hein will get better after his debut. The results don't reflect what happened on the pitch, I think that's clear. We had the opening goal, but the lack of concentration on defense cost us."
"It's a pity for the boys because I think they really tried and we should have scored two or three goals in the second half. I would pick the same players if I had the chance again."
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