​Guendouzi denies mentality issue at Arsenal

Football
30 Oct 2019 • 2:25 AM MYT
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Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi does not believe there is a mental issue within the dressing room.

Some fans and pundits believe the club have set of mentally weak players, which can lead to collapses such as the 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace at home.

The Gunners were 2-0 up and cruising in that game before losing the plot. But Guendouzi insists there is no such problem with the players.

"It's not a mental issue. We didn't manage to hold our advantage," Guendouzi told the club website.

"We knew they were a good team, with individual quality, and they played well for their goals. Zaha did well to get a penalty. It's down to us to work so we win these kinds of matches after taking the lead.

"I'm not sure what happened on our disallowed goal. It's like last Monday at Sheffield [United]. The ref didn't check with VAR then on Sokratis and Saka. This time he checks, and it goes against us. I haven't seen it again yet, but we lose two points because of that today and a point at Sheffield too."