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The Frenchman has a say on the fight of the Gunners by their rivals of the Premier League in Baku
Former Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger, criticized his former club for its "collapse" against Chelsea in the Europa League final.
Unai Emery's men were beaten 4-1 by their London rivals in Baku on Wednesday.
The goals of Olivier Giroud, Pedro and Eden Hazard allowed Chelsea to win 3-0 in the middle of the second half. Alex Iwobi's fine strike allowed the Gunners to return to the match, but Hazard scored his second goal and Chelsea's fourth goal from the penalty spot to seal the win.
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The defeat not only ended Arsenal's hopes of ending the campaign with silverware, but it was also their last chance to play football in the Champions League next season after finishing fifth in the Premier League.
This means that Arsenal will now play football in the Europa League for the third season in a row.
Wenger, who led Arsenal for 22 years between 1996 and 2018, was disappointed with how his former club fainted after conceding the first goal.
"I thought we had worked very well in the first period, but as soon as Chelsea scored the first goal, we completely collapsed," said Wenger. be in sports.
"In the second half, we did not exist. It was a sad night for us.
Wenger was sympathetic to the gunners despite the way they had been defeated.
Aged 69, the director acknowledges that the Europa League is a tough competition to compete alongside an exhausting Premier League season as it puts a heavy strain on the team.
"I agree that until the quarter-finals of the Europa League, you play with a reserve team and you play in England, because the Premier League is very demanding," added the Frenchman.
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"I would say that even in the Champions League group stage, you are resting the players, when you have a difficult game on the weekend, sometimes even in the group stage because you are about to qualify.
"The Premier League is so difficult that, until the quarter-finals, teams play with [players] who do not play in the Premier League.
"I think in recent years, it's still the team that has been eliminated in the Champions League group stage that has won many, many years in the Europa League."
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