Wenger blames defence for Anfield horror show
| Date | Time | C | Opponent | F | A | R | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar | 12:45 PM | P | Liverpool (A) | 1 | 4 | Lost |  |
Arsène Wenger is blaming his defence for the 4-1 defeat at Anfield.
Liverpool striker Peter Crouch scored a hat-trick and the Gunners were 3-0 down until William Gallas responded in the second half.
Wenger said: "Defensively our performance was horrendous.
"The difference was Crouch, we just did not handle him at all.
"He was the big difference. We could not cope with him in the air and his three goals all came from crosses from wide areas.
"He made fine runs and we never got close enough to him, and with Steven Gerrard also finding gaps between our defenders, Liverpool more than deserved to win.
"They were more mobile, sharper and determined.
"If we want to finish third now we will have to produce better performances than that between now and the end of the season."
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| Possession | 47% | 53% |
| Shots (on target) | 12 (7) | 12 (3) |
| Fouls | 17 | 8 |
| Corners | 2 | 7 |
| Saves | 7 | 4 |
| Offside | 0 | 3 |
| Booked | 1 | 3 |
| Sent-off | 0 | 0 |
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| 7 | Tomas Rosicky |  |
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| 8 | Freddie Ljungberg | |
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| 9 | Julio Baptista | ||||
| 10 | William Gallas |  |
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| 13 | Alexander Hleb | ||||
| 15 | Denilson | ||||
| 22 | Gaël Clichy | ||||
| 25 | Emmanuel Adebayor | ||||
| 27 | Emmanuel Eboue | ||||
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