{"id":2025,"date":"2026-04-12T01:03:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T01:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2025"},"modified":"2026-04-12T01:03:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T01:03:23","slug":"viktor-gyokeres-brings-up-wild-excuse-for-arsenal-losing-to-bournemouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2025","title":{"rendered":"Viktor Gyokeres brings up wild excuse for Arsenal losing to Bournemouth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_b6bb55\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Viktor Gyokeres spoke to the media after Arsenal suffered a significant 2-1 defeat against Bournemouth on Saturday &#8211; and one thing he said went viral on social media<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36999662\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Viktor Gyokeres post-match interview\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36999662.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_gyokeres-bournemouthJPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36999662.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_gyokeres-bournemouthJPG.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36999662.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_gyokeres-bournemouthJPG.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36999662.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_gyokeres-bournemouthJPG.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Viktor Gyokeres reacted to Arsenal's defeat\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Viktor Gyokeres reacted to Arsenal&#8217;s defeat<cite aria-label=\"Image: TNT Sports\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: TNT Sports)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Viktor Gyokeres has been ridiculed after appearing to blame a dry pitch for Arsenal&#8217;s damaging defeat against Bournemouth. The Gunners slipped up in a 2-1 loss against the Cherries on Saturday, potentially opening the door for Manchester City in the Premier League title race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Gyokeres scored from the penalty spot after a handball by Ryan Christie, but Arsenal were well beaten at home. Junior Kroupi put Bournemouth ahead early on before Alex Scott provided the winner with a cool finish after a flowing move.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Arsenal&#8217;s \u00a364million summer signing had a few half-chances at the end of the match, but couldn&#8217;t find a second equaliser. Defeat means City can cut the gap to six points with a win over Chelsea on Sunday before playing Arsenal next weekend at the Eithad Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Gyokeres was one of the Arsenal players to face the media post-match and his interview with Match of the Day quickly caught the eye on social media. &#8220;We had some okay chances at the end,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The pitch was maybe a bit dry there to be honest, so that didn&#8217;t help, but of course like I said we all need to do better and take our chances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE!<\/strong><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mirrorfootballarsenal#\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">  Latest Gunners news and more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_020eaf\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">How Man City can go top in ELEVEN days after massive Arsenal slip up<\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_020eaf\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Arsenal dealt huge title blow as Bournemouth stun league leaders &#8211; 5 talking points<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The comments were brutal. &#8220;A bit dry? Are you being serious? It\u2019s been dry for both teams. Come on man,&#8221; one reply read. &#8220;Bro doesn&#8217;t remember that&#8217;s it&#8217;s actually their own home,&#8221; a second wrote, while a third joked: &#8220;Maybe should&#8217;ve poured a bottle of water on it&#8230;ah I forgot &#8211; they haven&#8217;t got bottle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Gyokeres and his team-mates will now turn their attention to the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against his old club Sporting on Wednesday, before the all-important clash with City on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Very confident,&#8221; he said when asked about Arsenal turning their form around after three defeats in the last four games in all competitions. &#8220;I think we don&#8217;t need to get stuck too much on what happened today. 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