Wenger efter WBA
Bättre sent än aldrig?
Efter tio timmars flyning, ett fantastiskt landskap kring Puget Sound och ett par makalösa pilsner på Diamond Knot Brewery, så möter himlen havet och kvällen kommer. Då måste man naturligtvis läsa in sig på Gunners och självfallet skall Wenger nämna lite om matchen mot WBA. Så vi kammar till honom, pomaderar in lite skum i håret på gubben, rättar till hans uttal och lyssnar på hans vyer kring matchen mot Baggies.
Han var ganska nöjd med segern naturligtvis. Matchen kontrollerades och Gunenrs dominerade. Han var nöjd med tempot som var bra i första halvleken, men sämre i andra. Viktigt dock.."We are getting stronger and overall it is a positive afternoon. We scored five goals last week, three goals today and didn't concede."
Naturligtvis är 2-8 inte bra, men.."It was a shock every time I saw minus in front of our goal difference. We know that can make a difference at the end of the season. Not only is it the first time we have had a positive goal difference but if you look at the teams above us there is not much difference - they are plus two or four maybe. That is catchable".
Men det var inte bara detta, som var bra. Lagets sammanhållning och moral var mycket bra"We worked well together. I was always positive with the team because of course we were in a very bad position - but you felt the desire to do well. Now that we are doing better it is still there.The team wants to improve, to work hard and get better and better. That is the most satisfying thing today. In the dressing room at half time you feel that they don't switch off at 2-0. That was not always the case."
Så lite om spelarna. Han valde Koscielny och Vermaelen för att han hade förväntat sig en snabb Odemwingie, men han dök inte upp, så grabbarna i mittförsvaret behövde aldrig ta av sig sina Sockiplast. Det gjorde cok van Persie"At the moment it is difficult to stop him. He was not only a goalscorer but a provider today, that's what I like with the strikers. The only thing I know is that he is world class. When I was a kid, in Germany they had three rankings: national class, international class and world class. World class we always knew four or five players but I would put him into that calibre."
Men är han böäst i världen just nu?"There is some quality there. But of course [Lionel] Messi will win again. He is the best player in the world and deservedly so because he won everything. Let's not put too much pressure on Robin and let him enjoy a full season. I think we can make a better assessment at the end of the season."
Så fortsätter vi med Vermaelen"He should have got a second goal with the header! I like centre-backs who score goals, but I also like in my team that everybody is scoring goals." och..
Jenkinson"Today he had a very interesting game with the quality of his defending and the quality of his crossing. The pace of his improvement is very interesting. His energy levels are absolutely amazing.
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