John Terry reveals how Victor Moses felt after FA Cup sending off
Antonio Conte came within a whisker of winning the League and Cup double, only for Arsenal to put-paid to his plans, but the Chelsea manager still feels this debut season in England has been a success on the whole.
Chelsea’s 10-men still managed to equalise when Diego Costa cancelled out Alexis Sanchez’s controversial early opener on 76 minutes, but Aaron Ramsey’s header quickly secured Arsenal’s record 13th FA Cup triumph.
Sanchez appeared to handle the ball before advancing past a teammate stood in an offside position before slotting past Courtois, and the Chelsea stopper says it should not have been allowed to stand.
The German World Cup victor had not started a game all season but was called upon for the final against Chelsea after suspension and injury decimated Arsenal’s defence.
For much of the season, Wenger – who is out of contract next month – and the club have publicly refused to announce their intentions.
“If Costa gets one in 90 minutes I’ve done my job”, Holding said, as quoted by the London Evening Standard.
“It is not about popularity, it is about confidence”.
Ahead of the final, Wenger revealed he has never kept a winners’ medal in his managerial career.
“It’s been an up and down season but to finish it with an FA Cup has to be a successful season”, he said, as reported by the Evening Standard.
“For once I have kept my medal so that means it is a special night for me”, he said. I know my mind.
“We are at the end of the season and many players are exhausted and there is a lot of pressure”.
Fans have taken to increasingly elaborate displays to call for Wenger’s ouster, with signs popping up all over the world and one group of fans projecting a protest across the side of Emirates Stadium.
I’d like to formally apologise to Arsene Wenger for all the slurs he’s received all season by fans of this great club during our horrid time.
“It will be very important to analyse this season and our squad for this season, and we reached an incredible target with the players that performed 120 per cent every single player”.