Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos says he is solely accountable for permitting Watford to emerge from two goals down to earn a draw on Sunday.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang double seemed to have Arsenal on course for success for the Hornets to welcome Quique Sanchez Flores back into the Vicarage Road dugout by staging a comeback since the visitors’ defence crumbled.
The game finished 2-2 to Gerard Deulofeu as Papastathopoulos possession together with the aspect seeking to play from the rear of Unai Emery – Tom Cleverley penalizing by switching as a result, the Greece global.
Matters went from bad to worse if David Luiz triggered Roberto Pereyra within the substitute along with the box converted the penalty.
Head coach Emery refused to criticise his players, even whilst priest Granit Xhaka claimed they had been”scared” in the second half.
However, Sokratis, signed from Borussia Dortmund past summer, said:”I believe I price the match for the team. This was my fault to get something easy that I don’t have to do.
“I think that was the reason why we lose the three points. This is about our responsibility and we have to do. It was now and my mistake without my error, we would take the 3 points.
“I really don’t wish to speak about others. Now it was my mistake and this price the match. Nothing else. The guys tried their best. I don’t have to perform this error.”
Watford had 31 shots on goal together with Sokratis admitting Arsenal weren’t up to scratch, during the match as they dominated after the interval.
“Of course. I apologised because today I price the game for the team and I must work harder,” he added.
“I know up to this instant I didn’t have a mistake, I didn’t do nothing. Everything was close to perfect. We did not have exactly the pace in the second half of the
“However, if we did not do these mistakes, I do not think we draw. Of course they had other chances to score more, but when we did not do these errors then nothing happens”
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