Arsenal manager Unai Emery has reacted to Alexandre Lacazette’s handball in the lead up to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s goal in the 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace on Sunday 28th October.
Lacazette handled from a corner as he pushed the ball to Aubmeyang path who tapped the ball in to hand Arsenal the lead in the game. The goal stood despite the handball and eventually costed Crystal Palace all three points in the game. The Frenchman also missed guilt edge chances in the game, especially in the first half.
When asked if he thought Lacazette handled the ball before Aubameyang’s goal, Emery responded by saying, “I need more eyes to watch this.”
Emery went on to add that the Frenchman would have to be being clinical with his chanceas, “And I think on the second ball, Lacazette was a bit less in his thinking, I am pushing him to find that because the second ball is one action. We had the ball in the opposition’s box and we do one bad pass. When we are in the box I want the players to take the responsibility to find the last action to score, to shoot, to win a corner. But this pass, we lost the ball and then in the transition they scored.”
