In Arsenal's 1-1 draw at home to Brighton in the Premier League this weekend, Arsenal's young starlet Saka helped his team take the lead by assisting Havertz's first-half breakthrough, but his team ultimately failed to hold on for the win, which left him unable to hide his disappointment in an interview.
Saka began by expressing pride in his performance in the game, especially as he became the first player in the Arsenal squad since Thierry Henry to have an assist in each of the first three rounds of the Premier League. However, that pride was soon replaced by regret at not being able to help his team to victory. "It's certainly something I'm very proud of, but it's hard for me to be happy, especially because we didn't get the win." Saka said candidly.
On the course of the game, Saka believes that Arsenal were in control of the game but a major penalty completely changed the course of the game. "We were in the driver's seat for a while in the game, but that penalty put us on the back foot. We had to defend all out until the end of the game to keep the tie." He recalled.
Despite the struggles of playing with one less man, Sacca gave credit to his team's defensive performance. "After playing with one man less, we did have a bit of a difficult time playing at first, but the players quickly made adjustments and our defense did a good job. We also had a chance to equalize late in the second half, but unfortunately we didn't take advantage of it." He said.
On the future of the team, Sarkar said he will look forward. "The players should be commended for the tenacity and fight we showed in the game. Although the result is a bit unfortunate, we will continue to work hard to achieve better results in the upcoming matches."
