- Now is the time to be calm and talk to him. We need to talk about this internally, ”Emery continues.
It was to the sound of scornful applause from Arsenal's supporters that Xhaka was replaced in the second half after a less successful effort by the midfielder. According to English media, the player must have responded by shouting "fuck off" to the stands before putting his hand behind his ear and slowly stepping off the pitch.
"He did wrong"Xhaka then took off the match shirt before stepping straight into the player tunnel.
- He was wrong. I want to keep calm, but absolutely, he made mistakes that acted like that, Emery says, and continues:
- We work with the players so that they can play under pressure. In a difficult situation it is easy to become overbearing. Then you have to be smart. We play for the fans. We must have respect for them, both when they applaud us and when they criticize us.
The cross against Crystal Palace was the second short-term misunderstanding for Arsenal, which in the last round fell to the newcomer Sheffield United by 0-1. The "Gunners" are fifth in the Premier League, twelve points behind Liverpool's leading scorer.