Arteta was the subject of particular attention after the defeat at Wembley, particularly regarding his choice of goalkeeper. Kepa made a crucial error which allowed O’Reilly to score the first of his two goals, completely reversing the momentum of the match. Despite this costly error, the coach fully accepted his decision to leave Raya on the bench. Explaining his reasoning, Arteta said: “I understand that, but I have to do what I think is right. He played every match in the competition and I think that would have been very unfair. They must earn their place. We base ourselves on what we have seen. I believe this is the right thing to do. Mistakes are part of football, and unfortunately today it happened at a crucial moment. »
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