> “Well if we got knocked out it’s because our opponents deserved to get through,” he said afterwards.
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> “They took their big chance in the first-half and they deserved to get through. I feel calm, I feel peaceful.
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> “We weren’t clinical enough with the situations we were in. We improved in the second-half. There were things that could’ve gone our way but they didn’t.
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> “We gave it our all and now we have to accept the place that we are in. Thanks to our supporters and players I feel proud to be where we are right now. I said we wanted to compete and we have done that. Unfortunately we haven’t won anything but we have got to places that are hard to get to.
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> “Arsenal were the better team over these two legs, they are the best team we have faced this season. They play with a rhythm and a conviction that is very difficult to contain.”