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“Our record on defending set pieces has been good since the start of the season. Their delivery and movement was great.
“They blocked the keeper on the first and third goals. It’s not easy for the keeper to intervene in that kind of situation.
“But I don’t see any obvious signs of a lack of attitude from us. That’s what people criticise when you lose the game. We took the game to them.
“It didn’t work today. We are short of confidence, but I don’t think it is an attitudeid problem.”bl ”H However, that cut no ice with club legend Thierry Henry, who blasted Arsenal after the match, saying: “They were nowhere near the desire, commitment and attitude needed to win the game.
“We can talk about Arsene staying or going, but you have to win, and it was all about the players’ attitude.”
Alex Oxlade- Chamberlain echoed the comments of his manager and believes that the club, who have won only two games againsti non-leaguel oppositionii in the FA Cup, since being thumped 5-1 at Bayern Munich last month, are now up against it. The midfielder said: “We felt we were comfortable in the first half. We needed to be careful on set plays and feel like we have let ourselves down on them. “We knew who their dangermen were and we failed to stop them. “It’s not acceptable for Arsenal Football Club to lose the way we did today. It’s not been easy recently and it’s not going to get any easier.” HUDDERSFIELD midfielder Jonathan Hogg suffered a fracture in his neck during Friday night’s 4-0 defeat to Bristol City, his club have confirmed.
Hogg, 28, left the field on a stretcher following almost a quarter of an hour of treatment at Ashton Gate after a collision with his skipper Mark Hudson in the eighth minute. He is expected to miss the rest of the season.
A statement from Huddersfield read: “Jonathan was referred to Bristol Royal Infirmary, where he underwent further investigations.
“The results have detailed a fracture within his cervical spine (neck).
“He remained in hospital and underwent further investigations concerning the soft tissues within his injured area. The results of this scan confirmed no significant trauma to any of the soft tissues.”
Hogg has made 33 appearances for the Terriers this season, scoring once against Barnsley in August. rejected because there was still a 50 per cent sellon clause in force, giving the defender’s former club Olympiacos half of any fee Roma took for the star if they sold him.
That clause has now expired – and Liverpool are in the race to sign him this summer.
Quick and strong, Manolas has been a big hit for the Serie A side and has two years left on his contract.
But, despite being one of Roma’s most highlyvalued stars, Manolas is reportedly earning only around £25,000 a week.
Liverpool could treble that, but face competition from Arsenal, with Manchester United also keen on the defender.