{"id":901,"date":"2026-04-06T20:21:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=901"},"modified":"2026-04-06T20:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:21:50","slug":"thats-kind-of-a-shame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=901","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;That&#8217;s kind of a shame&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5149702\" data-slug-id=\"2762379\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chelsea legend Frank Leboeuf has hit out at Arsenal after the Gunners&#8217; 2-1 loss to Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-finals. The Frenchman pointed to how Mikel Arteta&#8217;s team failed to show the mental toughness that was desired from a side that has more or less dominated this season.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal, who lost the Carabao Cup final to Manchester City before the international break, went behind to Ross Stewart&#8217;s 38th-minute goal at St. Mary&#8217;s Stadium on Saturday. Viktor Gyokeres restored parity in the 68th minute, but Shea Charles sent the hosts to Wembley with his goal just five minutes before the end of regulation time.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>In the wake of what has been back-to-back setbacks for Arsenal in the domestic cups, Leboeuf weighed in on the situation within the Gunners&#8217; camp. He stated that this team lack the mental toughness the club had under the likes of Patrick Vieira back in the day.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1dDqaK5meTk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">ESPN FC<\/a><\/em>Leboeuf also labelled the loss as a &#8216;shame&#8217; and commented:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhen you are one of the best teams in the world, even with different players coming into your line-up, you have to show your strength. You have to win against Southampton, that\u2019s kind of a shame (to lose). <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe time when I was playing against Arsenal, with Vieira, Petit, Ian Wright and others, it would have never happened. Mentally, they were too strong. You can see that everybody is fragile now. The players on the field, they don\u2019t do the job, they are getting very shaky. They are not ready mentally, they have to be stronger for sure.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Arsenal hold a nine-point lead over Manchester City in the Premier League title race. However, they have played an extra game and still have to face City at the Etihad on April 19.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Christian Norgaard highlights &#8216;stupid&#8217; mistake from Arsenal in FA Cup loss<\/h2>\n<p>Denmark international Christian Norgaard was handed a rare start by Mikel Arteta in the 2-1 loss against Southampton. However, the midfielder was unable to help the Gunners progress to the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Although Southampton deserve credit for their performance, it is safe to say the Premier League leaders were not at their best. Ben White missed a header as Saints scored the first goal, while the Gunners were uncharacteristically all over the place when they conceded the second goal.<\/p>\n<p>Norgaard admitted the shortcomings on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/footballontnt\/status\/2040546138944647563\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">TNT Sports<\/a><\/em>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt was at times a little bit too chaotic. They were very sharp in transitions, which we didn\u2019t manage very well. We had the momentum in the second half, especially when we equalised, but conceded a very stupid goal from a goal kick, which we cannot allow or accept.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Arsenal next face Sporting away from home in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Nived Zenith<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea legend Frank Leboeuf has hit out at Arsenal after the Gunners&#8217; 2-1 loss to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}