Gab Marcotti

I was disappointed

by his team selection from the start to only go with two forwards and nine defensive players because you only had Xavi Simmonds and Colomwani.

I thought Solanke should have started every single day with Colomwani and Simmonds instead of Colomwani if you wanted to just keep the two forwards.

I just think for your debut in a game where you've got nothing to lose,

Just at least try for it.

You've got nothing to lose.

It doesn't work.

Yeah, I mean, if that was the plan, because I was at the game, I didn't really see a plan.

It didn't work.

They were playing too deep, trying to push them on, didn't work.

I'm not really sure what he was trying to do.

Yeah, and I don't want to blame you.

It was difficult anyway.

Arsenal, as we said, are a very good team.

And even with the game at Wolves and the game at Brentford before that, they're still outstanding.

And you are without 12 or 13 first-team players.

That's difficult.

So I don't want to blame Tudor, really.

But where I felt that he missed the trick a bit is you knew... I mean, I arrived at the stadium really early at half-eleven for the game at 4.30pm.

And even then, when it was quiet, they were rehearsing things in the stadium.