Gabriel Agbonlahor, who used to captain Aston Villa, has criticized Arsenal fans for the ’embarrassing’ atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium during this week’s Gunners’ UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg loss to Paris Saint-Germain.
Agbonlahor mentioned witnessing players such as Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli, and David Raya pleading with Arsenal fans to sing for them and back the home team during the match.
After Tuesday night’s 1-0 home defeat to PSG, Arsenal now have a challenging task ahead of them if they are to reach the Champions League final.
Ousmane Dembele netted the only goal of the encounter early in the first half.
“It was embarrassing, they were quiet,” Agbonlahor told talkSPORT when asked about the Arsenal fans at the Emirates Stadium.
“Come on, it was a semi-final of the Champions League, look at what Liverpool have done at Anfield in semi-finals, Aston Villa against PSG.
“Do they need a man with a speaking behind the goal saying, ‘sing, sing’?
“It’s unbelievable, how can you not create an atmosphere for your players?”
„Ich habe Odegaard gesehen, Raya habe ich gesehen, Martinelli auch ein paar Mal, Arteta, es war fast so, als ob sie flehten: ‚Bitte, kannst du singen?“ “Help us out with something.”
Next Wednesday, Arsenal will take on PSG in the second leg of their Champions League matchup at the Parc des Princes
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