„Hull City“ coach Steve Bruce refused to criticize his players after they let slip a late lead against „Arsenal“. Instead, the manager praised the game of the „Gunners“ defender Alex Sanchez.
The Chilean scored the first goal of the match, but later Mohamed Diame and Abel Hernandez responded with accurate strikes. „Hull“ were close to their first win against the London team since 2008. However, in extra time, Sanchez dribbled past almost all Hull defenders and made an assist to Danny Welbeck.
Despite the disappointing end and even three players suffering injuries, Bruce was pleased with the draw.
„To be honest, the opponents should be happy with the point. I didn't think we would concede the last goal.“
„However, we ran out of steam and made mistakes in the end. Little Sanchez ran past three of our players in the 90th minute, which is definitely not easy to deal with.“
„He made a great pass to Welbeck, who confidently sent the ball into the net. It's a shame, because I thought we would hold on. It could have been a big win.“
„How can I criticize them? They were excellent. In the past six months, we have faced Arsenal twice, and on both occasions we played to a draw. They needed extra time to win the FA Cup.“
Steve Bruce also stated that these draws show the progress of the Hull team.
