Di Matteo: Players did me proud.ROBERTO Di Matteo Roberto Di Matteo (born May 29, 1970 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland) is a Swiss-Italian former professional footballer. A midfielder, his career consisted of spells at Schaffhausen (1988-91), Zürich (1991-92), Aarau (1992-93), Lazio (1993-96), and Chelsea (1996-2002). was 'proud' of his Albion players' performance at the Emirates Stadium The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium located on Ashburton Grove in Holloway, north London, and the home of Arsenal Football Club since it opened in July 2006. The stadium has an all-seated capacity of 60,432,[1] . The Baggies put up a decent show against Arsenal, despite being reduced to 10 men following Jerome Thomas' dismissal. Di Matteo felt his side had enough chances to have caused a shock against Arsene Wenger's men. "I'm very proud of my players," he said. "I felt just before the sending off we were getting on top of the game and we had a good chance to win." Di Matteo accepted that Albion's night was not helped by Thomas' sending off for striking Jack Wilshere. While accepting that referee Lee Mason Lee S. Mason is an English football referee. Born on 29 October 1971[1] in Bolton, Lancashire, he is chairman of the Bolton Referees Society, and still lives locally. His main other hobby is golf. had no choice, Di Matteo refused to openly criticise his player. "It was a red card," he added. "My player went to shake the Arsenal player's hand and he refused, and he reacted. There was an exchange of words and then he reacted. I do know what was said but it's not important. "I'm disappointed Wilshere didn't accept his hand. He wanted to help him get up. He's a fellow colleague but it's part of the game. "The sending off was probably a turning point. Just before that we were starting to get on top of them." Gonzalo Jara made his debut for Albion, producing an excellent display. The Chilean played at left-back, filling in for injured duo Marek Cech and Joe Mattock mattock Picklike digging implement, one of the oldest tools of agriculture. It resembles the modern hoe but with a stone or wooden blade rather than a metal one, set at right angles to a long wooden handle. . Di Matteo added: "He was very good. "He's an excellent player and there is much more to come from him. He's a player who can cover various positions. "We're struggling a little bit on the left side at the moment and he played very well in his first game." |
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