Wenger talar efter matchen mot WBA
Medan vi oändligen inväntar en sen matchrapport - jag lovar, vi skall bli bättre - så kastar jag ut Wengers kommentarer efter matchen. Lite spridda skurar. En glad grodätare, som hyllar sitt lag, är glad över att ha gått raka vägen till Champions League, bryr sig ytterst lite om Tottenham (vem bryr sig om dem egentligen) och så något om Pat Rice. 3-2 mot WBA. Tack för det.
"Att ha blivit trea gjorde säsongen", menar fransmannen. "Endast två förluster på de sexton sista matcherna". Champions League för femtonde raka året och att kliva över inledande problemen. Respekt, Arséne. Wenger ger också en stor éloge åt Pat Rice"First of all we are from the same generation you would call the 'Old Guard'. I am very happy to give him that present today. I would have been sad for him to leave the Club today and not be in the Champions League. It is very emotional for him and for me as well because I arrived here and he was always my assistant. Pat has many qualities of the 'Old Guard'; that means he is a fighter, he doesn't talk too much - but when he talks, he talks! He is mentally strong"
Å återigen en Comeback. "When we were 1-0 up we were nervous. When we were 2-1 down we got back to our game again and in the end we just hung on. We defended crosses with resilience but as long as we did not manage a fourth goal [I was nervous]. I am still thinking of suing the referee for the five minutes of added time because my heart suffered immensely!" Lita på det. Hans gullande med Pat Rice mot slutet är en numera klassisk bild.
Han hade naturligtvis koll på Spurs. Han visste att de ledde med 2-0 och inte vill bli fyra. Dels med Chelsea i CL-finalen och dels med ett kvalspel. För Gunners del är det en massiv insats att lyfta sig från 17e platsen i ligan inledningsvis "We were 17th in the league then and in the first seven games we had lost four. When you have played seven games and lost four you think there are 31 games to go and it is very difficult to imagine that you will finish third. But we had an exceptional run after our exit in the Champions League."
Sedan meddelar han att Szczesny har varit skadad i fem veckor och spelat på sprutor. Han ville dock inte vila honom för att det var viktiga matcher, Om jag hade varit Lukasz Fabianski så hade jag tackat Wenger..eller inte och jagt undrar vad Polens förbundskapten säger,
Han tackar Gibbs. "I feel he came on very well. He suffered on that flank in the second half but when he came on he won headers and won tackles to get us out of difficult situations. He deserves huge credit for that tackle."
Om Spurs då? Gunners kom ju hoppandes på ett ben och passerade "I don't know [if it is one of my best seasons], I leave that to you. I am very proud of this season because we were not only tested on the football front - which as a Club we are used to - but on our mental solidity, unity and solidarity within. We were deeply tested, we did not show any weakness, kept united and in the end came back. It is a good lesson for everybody. At some stages everybody was wondering what we were doing.
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