It was a night of conflicting emotions for Cardiff City. Neil Warnock, the manager, had admitted that “in an ideal world” his club would not have played. There have been a lot of painful questions since the disappearance last Monday of Emiliano Sala – Cardiff’s record signing from Nantes – and one of them has taken in the point of it all.
How can a bunch of blokes kick a ball around with any meaning when one of their own is missing presumed dead? On the other hand, Warnock knew a game was perhaps what Cardiff needed – to get them firing again; to work up some adrenaline against all of the misery.
Written by David Hytner at the Emirates Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/29/arsenal-cardiff-city-premier-league-match-report under the title “Arsenal’s Alexandre Lacazette seals win on emotional night for Cardiff”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
