After the Monegasques’ heavy defeat on the Arsenal pitch, the Austrian coach regretted the gross errors made by his team.
AS Monaco, beaten 3-0 at Arsenal, “gives too many gifts» to his opponent, individual errors «unacceptable at this level», Regretted coach Adi Hütter on Wednesday in London.
«Arsenal deserve this victory, they were the best team», admitted the Austrian technician. But Monaco shot itself in the foot with several defensive errors, he added. “Today, we gave them too many gifts, at this level, it’s impossible to make these mistakes, it’s not acceptable“, he said in the post-match conference.
This is what I expected from my team, I want to see them courageous.
Adi Hütter after Monaco’s defeat in London
Trailing 1-0 at halftime, the coach brought in Takumi Minamino and his team regained some energy.
«I wouldn’t say we dominated, but we were better. We caused more problems for Arsenal. I think it was a good change, but it was also a question of mentality on the pitch“, he said. “Confidence was back, that’s what I expected from my team, I want to see them courageous“, he said.
Monaco was even “close to equalizing», by Thilo Kehrer (47th), Minamino (63rd) and Breel Embolo (65th), before conceding a second goal on a defensive error.
