Ahead of this Saturday’s FA Cup final against Aston Villa, Spanish full back Nacho Monreal has revealed his agonising memories of last season’s game against Hull City.
The 29 year-old did not feature in last season’s 3-2 victory, with Kieran Gibbs having one of the better season’s in his career, but the Spaniard has been a feature in the Arsenal side this time around and scored the first of two goals in the 2-1 quarter-final away victory at Old Trafford against Manchester United.
Speaking to Arsenal Player, Monreal said: “I have good memories but while we were playing I was like a player and a fan.
“I was on the bench and couldn’t help the team so I can say that it was hard, but finally we won.
“In the moments when we were losing 2-0 after 10 minutes, it’s a difficult moment because we fought a lot to get to the final, to try to win the trophy and you saw that in 10 minutes everything seemed done. The team was strong, they fought a lot and finally we got it.”
Monreal featured in the quarter-final but did not play in the semi against Reading, with Gibbs starting ahead of him and the former Malaga man has revealed he does not care who starts on Saturday as long as the team brings home the trophy.
“The most important thing is the trophy,” the 29-year-old said. “It doesn’t matter if I play or I don’t play. When it’s just one game, the most important thing is the team and if I’m lucky enough to play, I will do my best, try to help the team as much as I can and I hope we can win.
“We know it’s just one game and anyone can win the trophy. At the moment we are the favourites but that doesn’t mean we will win the trophy. We have to work hard from the beginning, play together and compact, and if we do that we will have more chance of winning the cup.
“The team is excited knowing that we have the chance to win our second FA Cup in a row. It’s very important for us, the fans and the club and we want to repeat last year by winning again. It will be a dream for us again.”
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