Martin Jol couldn't hide his disappointment after seeing a 2-0 lead cancelled out by Arsenal in the first leg of our Carling Cup semi-final at the Lane on Wednesday night. We took control of the latest North London derby thanks to Dimitar Berbatov's header after 12 minutes and Julio Baptista's own goal from Tom Huddlestone's free-kick eight minutes later. In a frantic start, Berbatov also hit the post and Jermain Defoe forced a fine save from Manuel Almunia. There was a blow when Berbatov had to depart with a groin injury in-between the goals and Arsenal gradually fought their way back into the tie with Baptista's double after 64 and 76 minutes to ensure we travel to the Emirates Stadium next Wednesday on level terms with a final place against Chelsea at the Millennium Stadium at stake. "We're all very disappointed because we were 2-0 up, but we've only got ourselves to blame," reflected Martin at the Lane. "I have to be honest, the first 25 minutes was outstanding and a lot of that had to do with Dimitar Berbatov because he can hold up the ball, play himself or go into the spaces. It didn't help that he had to go off but it was still 2-0 to us. "We wanted to score a third because 2-0 is always a cushion but they are always capable of scoring. "We didn't manage to do that, dropped off, looked tired and they looked sharp and took control of the game in the second half. "There was only one solution and we said at half-time that we had to keep the ball but we couldn't keep it and they kept coming back. "The first goal was a ricochet and that was unfortunate but it can happen - if you give away the initiative you will concede goals and that's what happened in the second half. We gave the initiative to them and the control of the game to them. "When we kept the ball we ended up in their half with the likes of Aaron Lennon and we had a chance to win the game late on, but they did as well through Walcott." ============================================================================= 标题太贴切了 没办法翻译 "Martin's Lament" 比赛的结果 Jol脸上的失望难以遮掩 一开始Jol生龙活虎的指挥 最後镜头take到他的脸整个垮掉 2-0领先被追平 我们只能责怪自己 本来目标三球的 因为他们的攻击力不可小觑 在中场的时候 Jol只强调要拿住球 不过我们完全没做到 其他内容和前面别家访问的类似 -- 上半的时候想说应该可以3-1或3-0拿下 没想到最後成没有2-3好高兴 这样下周晋级之路会很艰辛 周中不想办法让大家休息一下 之後还有一段路要走 不要落的两头空 -- To Dare is to do! --

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