Anderlecht
manager Besnik Hasi believes Arsenal were worried about entertaining
their fans rather than seeing the game out after throwing away a
three-goal lead against the Belgian side.
The
Gunners left the Emirates with just a point when Anderlecht fought back
from 3-0 down in the second-half to draw 3-3, a result which means
Arsene Wenger's side are not yet guaranteed to reach the knockout stages
of the Champions League.
Hasi,
who did not shake hands with Wenger at full-time, claims the Premier
League side went in search of more goals in a bid to please supporters
and paid for it,
'Arsenal tried to play the same way,' he told The Daily Telegraph.
'They didn't just sit back. They tried to score a fourth and, at 3-2,
they started to have doubts. We could see a difference from the mental
perspective. I think we deserved the 3-3.
'Maybe
Arsenal thought they were on top and they could get more goals and they
could have fun in front of the public. At 3-0, you can say it's over
and they wanted the fourth and the fifth goal but we made some changes.'
With
the north London side having failed to keep a clean sheet in the
competition so far this season, Hasi insists that he always felt
Arsenal's defence would be vulnerable.
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