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Look at yourself, you’ve made silly mistakes – Bent slams Xhaka




Former Tottenham star, Darren Bent, has slammed Granit Xhaka after the midfielder launched a verbal attack on his team-mates following their 2-0 defeat at Newcastle United on Monday night

The 29-year-old clearly showed his frustration after Arsenal suffered their second Premier League loss on the bounce at St James’s Park.

After a 3-0 defeat to Tottenham last Thursday, the Gunners followed up with a 2-0 loss to Newcastle and fell two points behind Spurs in the race for a Champions League spot.

Speaking after the match, the Swiss star suggested his side lacked courage and told those who were nervous they should have ‘stayed at home.’

However, Bent thinks the Switzerland international’s comments were out of order and may cause damage in the Arsenal dressing room

Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: “Maybe it’s because it’s Xhaka and maybe that’s a bit unfair because, at times, he’s let Arsenal down.

“Even this season, red cards silly mistakes. If he’s talking solely about last night, I can understand it.

“But from the dressing room perspective, I can imagine players who have performed more consistently than he has, looking at him thinking, ‘The cheek for you to come out and say that after some of the performances you’ve put in!’

“When you hear him speak, he looks like a really good guy. But there will be players in the dressing room thinking, “Hold on a second – you’re digging us out? Look at yourself over the last few seasons, you’ve let us down and you’re supposed to be one of the senior players!”‘

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