Thomas Frank defended Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale after his terrible mistake in the match against Brentford on Saturday.
The England international was playing his first Premier League game since the reverse fixture in November.
Filling in for David Raya, who was not allowed to play against his parent club, Ramsdale had very little to do during the first half until the fourth minute of injury time.
Instead of quickly launching the ball up the field, Ramsdale allowed Yoane Wissa to close him down, and he could only watch in horror as his clearance rebounded into Arsenal's net.
Despite this, the former Sheffield United player made two great saves in the second half to keep the scores level, and these saves became even more important when Kai Havertz scored the winning goal near the end of the game.
When asked if he told his players to target Ramsdale, Frank said: 'I think I actually said to Ramsdale I don’t think he deserves to be criticized for a mistake.
‘I think it’s more about the incredible pressure from Wissa. If you see how quickly he accelerated, it could have happened to David Raya too.
‘I think Wissa applied fantastic pressure, and every time they played long balls, we were very brave to mark them man to man.’
When asked to elaborate on what he said to Ramsdale after the game, which could possibly be his last appearance for Arsenal, Frank added: ‘I told him that I think he’s a very good goalkeeper and I didn’t want him to be involved in that situation.
‘Again, I want to emphasize that I don’t consider it a mistake, but rather very good pressure from Wissa.’
