Manajan Arsenal, Mikel Arteta, ya bayyana cewa ƙwallon da ake amfani da shi a gasar Carabao Cup ya shafi wasan ƙungiyarsa a wasan kusa da na karshe da suka yi da Newcastle United. Arsenal sun sha kashi da ci 2-0 a wasan farko na kusa da na karshe a filin wasa na Emirates a ranar Talata.
Arteta ya ce ƙwallon da Puma ke samarwa don gasar ya bambanta da na gasar Premier League, inda ya bayyana cewa yana da tasiri ga yadda ƙwallon ke tashi da kuma yadda ‘yan wasa ke riƙe shi. Ya kara da cewa, duk da haka, ba zai sa ‘yan wasansa su canza yadda suke buga wasa ba.
“Mun harba ƙwallo da yawa sama da mashaya, kuma wannan ƙwallon yana da saurin tashi. Akwai abubuwan da za mu iya yi mafi kyau, amma abin ya wuce. Babu komawa baya, wasa na gaba shi ne duniyarmu,” in ji Arteta.
Arsenal sun yi harbi 23 a wasan, amma kawai uku daga cikinsu sun kai manufa. Gabriel Martinelli ya buga ƙwallon a bango, yayin da Kai Havertz ya kasa zura kai a cikin gidan da ya samu dama mai sauƙi.
Duk da haka, bayanan wasannin da Arsenal suka yi a gasar Carabao Cup a baya ba su nuna cewa ƙwallon ya kasance matsala ba. Sun ci Bolton 5-1, Preston 3-0, da Crystal Palace 3-2 kafin su kai ga kusa da na karshe.
Hukumar EFL ta bayyana cewa ƙwallon da ake amfani da shi a gasar ya cika ka’idojin FIFA, kuma an yi amfani da shi cikin nasara a wasu manyan gasa a Turai, ciki har da Serie A na Italiya da La Liga na Spain.
“Duk ƙungiyoyi suna wasa da ƙwallo iri ɗaya, kuma ba mu sami wata kara game da haka bayan wasannin 88 da suka gabata a gasar Carabao Cup ba,” in ji wakilin EFL.
Arteta ya kara da cewa, “Ƙwallon ya bambanta sosai da na Premier League, kuma dole ne ku daidaita da shi saboda yana tashi daban. Lokacin da kuka taɓa shi, riƙon shi ya bambanta kuma dole ne ku daidaita.”
