Wenger efter matchen mot Stoke
Gunners besegrade keramikerna från Stoke. Enkla tre pinnar. det hade kunnat blivit dussinet. Fabregas missade straff och Rosicky är skadad. What's new under the sun?
Wenger pratar på om matchen och menar att Arshavin mycket väl kan spela en bra centerforward. "..because he has good body power and movement and good technique. He has intelligent movement and it worked today. He could have had two or three goals and overall he did very well." Däremot är han kanske inte svaret på van Persies frånvaro. Det är viktigt att hitta en balans mellan alla offensiva spelare, men just nu.."We will see but at the moment we do not have much choice with Walcott out, Bendtner out, Van Persie of course. But we could get Walcott back, we could get Bendtner back in two to three weeks. We had as well Diaby and Song out today, they should be available next week."
Att ta tre poäng var livsviktigt. Gunners borde gjort mer mål, säger Wenger, men han gillade att man skruvade i den sista skruven och stängde butiken. "You could see how we have a game based on initiative and if our confidence dropped we are in danger. That's why we could not lose confidence."
Så blev det ännu mera skador. Helt jävla osannolikt. "We had Eboue with a muscular problem, Rosicky with a groin problem, Traore a hamstring problem and Gallas a hamstring problem. We are hopeful that Eboue, Traore and Gallas are not too serious but Rosicky is out for a while. Eduardo has a thigh problem, he had to stop training yesterday. It is a little recurrence, the medical staff tell me he could be available next week."
När Fabregas missade straffen, så suckade Wenger "Is it going to be one of those days...?". Stoke är bra balanserade och"...mentally strong and they do not need many chances to score a goal against you because of the long throws or set pieces. If you make a mistake they take advantage of it. At the end of the day we scored the most difficult chance in the first half."
Tre poäng är viktigt. "Yes it was a relief for the team especially. I want this team to be successful and we had two big disappointments recently. I do not speak about the Carling Cup but the defeat at Sunderland and the defeat against Chelsea was difficult to take. If we had not won today then you can question that mentally we have been touched but the fact we won was very important."
Sedan dök ju Ljungberg upp till matchen. Han hälsade på grabbarna, kramades lite med de spelarna som är kvar i laget, men för alla som gillar rykten. Nej, han är inte tillbaka i klubben. Wenger säger" I have seen him but no, he will not train with us [during his break from the US League]. He has not asked me. I have heard he has done extremely well in the States and he was the star, so I am not surprised."
