{"id":1106725,"date":"2019-09-16T17:45:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T16:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1106725"},"modified":"2019-09-16T17:45:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T16:45:27","slug":"sokratis-fronts-up-after-watford-error-i-cost-arsenal-the-game","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/sokratis-fronts-up-after-watford-error-i-cost-arsenal-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Sokratis fronts up after Watford error: &#8220;I cost Arsenal the game&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sokratis has shouldered the blame for Arsenal snatching a 2-2 draw from the jaws of victory against Watford.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unai Emery&#8217;s men raced to a two-goal lead at Vicarage Road before turning into the architects of their own downfall in the second half.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Arsenal and Sokratis&#8217; shaky performance: Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sokratis made the least accurate passes (33) of anyone in Arsenal&#8217;s defence against Watford.<\/li>\n<li>He produced the only error leading to a goal in the game which came eight minutes after the break.<\/li>\n<li>His attempted pass to Matt\u00e9o Guendouzi was intercepted by Gerard Deulofeu that led to Tom Cleverley halving the deficit.<\/li>\n<li>Sokratis central defensive partner David Luiz then gave away his second penalty in three games.<\/li>\n<li>He&#8217;s since apologised for the result taking full blame for their second half capitulation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7367517-de-bruyne-is-on-course-to-break-henry-s-most-impressive-premier-league-record<\/p>\n<p>A botched attempted at playing out from the back by Sokratis, their 14th error leading to a goal in the Premier League since August 2018, preceded David Luiz giving away a second penalty in three games.<\/p>\n<p>All of this means the Gunners extend their winless streak to three matches (two draws and one defeat) having won their opening two fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>Following the game captain Granit Xhaka revealed they were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/xhaka-arsenal-scared-watford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">playing scared<\/a> after half-time with Sokratis raising his hand and taking full blame for the capitulation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u2018When Beller\u00edn and Tierney are Back\u2026\u2019 Watford vs Arsenal Premier League Preview w\/Nick Bright\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WVkcIGjKT44?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that I cost the game for the team. It was my mistake for something simple that I don\u2019t have to do. I think this was the problem why we lose the three points,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/premier-league\/watford-vs-arsenal-result-goals-sokratis-mistake-unai-emery-epl-a9107076.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is all about our responsibility and we have to do better. It was my mistake and today without my mistake, we would take the three points. I don&#8217;t want to speak about others. Today it was my mistake and this cost the game. Nothing else. The other guys tried their best. I don\u2019t have to do this mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course. I apologised because today I cost the game for the team and I have to work harder. I know up to this moment I didn\u2019t have a mistake, I didn\u2019t do nothing. Everything was near to perfect. We didn\u2019t have the same pace in the second half as in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But if we didn\u2019t do these mistakes, I don\u2019t think we draw. Of course they had other chances to score more, but if we didn\u2019t do these mistakes then nothing happens.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sokratis has shouldered the blame for Arsenal snatching a 2-2 draw from the jaws of victory against Watford. Unai Emery&#8217;s men raced to a two-goal lead at Vicarage Road before turning into the architects of their own downfall in the second half. 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