{"id":535735,"date":"2019-10-22T14:22:07","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T18:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=535735"},"modified":"2019-10-22T14:22:07","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T18:22:07","slug":"granit-xhaka-patrice-evra-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/10\/22\/granit-xhaka-patrice-evra-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"Granit Xhaka Slams Patrice Evra’s Arsenal Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arsenal<\/a> captain Granit Xhaka<\/a> has hit back against former Manchester United<\/a> fullback Patrice Evra<\/a> who called the Gunners ‘babies’ following their defeat<\/a> by Sheffield United<\/a>. The Swiss international said his team cannot rely on excuses about their mentality and added that Evra ‘speaks too much’.<\/p>\n

Granit Xhaka Defends Arsenal Against Patrice Evra Criticism<\/h2>\n

Forceful Words<\/h3>\n

“We have to stop speaking about mental [issues] or bull**** like this. For me it’s the same if you play home or away. You have to win.”<\/p>\n

Speaking directly about Evra’s comments, Granit Xhaka added<\/a>: “A lot of people speak too much. I hear that the first time he speaks something against us.<\/p>\n

“I have a lot of respect for him, he was a great player. But you have to be careful what you say. It’s not only him it’s a lot of people. They speak a lot of bullshit about us. It’s always the same.<\/p>\n

“For me it’s strange. They were in the same situation as us, they were players as well.”<\/p>\n

“Maybe sometimes it was good, sometimes it was not so good. If you speak every weekend, every game, bullshit they speak, they don’t get respect about what they say.<\/p>\n

“I tell you the honest [truth]. I’m not interested in what people say and speak. We have to speak in our group to improve things and work hard.”<\/p>\n

Addressing the goal his side conceded, Granit Xhaka went on to say<\/a>: “Of course it’s frustrating. It’s so easy. It’s too easy if you lose the game because of a corner or free-kick.<\/p>\n

“We have to improve things. We had good things today as well, we were compact in defence. They didn’t have a lot of chances. But if you want to be in the top four you have to beat Sheffield.”<\/p>\n

Arsenal will face an encounter with Vitoria Guimaraes on Thursday before Crystal Palace on Sunday. Both matches are at home, so fans will get a close view of whether or not Granit Xhaka’s words hold water or not.<\/p>\n

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