I'm obviously gutted but I'm trying to look with a bit of perspective. We'll be back,” tutur Rice.

Pemain timnas Inggris tersebut optimis bahwa masa depan Arsenal tetap cerah di bawah kepemimpinan Arteta yang membawa tim terus berkembang setiap musim.

“The emotions and the stakes are so high. It's cruel.

[Arteta] spoke about how much he loves us as a the group.

How we've given 100 per cent every single game with everything that's been thrown at us,” ucap Rice.

Rice menegaskan kekalahan di Hungaria tidak akan menghentikan grafik peningkatan performa Arsenal yang terus melangkah lebih jauh di kompetisi Eropa.

“This is only the start for us.

We got over the line in the Premier League, this would've been one step further but it wasn't to be.

We keep building. Since I came to the club it was a quarter-final exit, then semi-final and now final.

We keep going and keep staying positive. This isn't going to define us,” kata Rice.

Pandangan Thierry Henry

Mantan penyerang legendaris Arsenal, Thierry Henry, juga memberikan pandangannya mengenai jalannya adu penalti tersebut, khususnya terkait pemilihan Gabriel sebagai penendang kelima.

“I always say when you go and take the penalty I will always have respect for you,” kata Henry kepada CBS Sports.

Henry mengaku terkejut dengan urutan penendang tersebut namun tetap mengapresiasi keberanian sang bek tengah sepanjang pertandingan.

“I don't know why he went, I don't know how he arrived to be the fifth guy but he went,” ujar Henry.