Wenger: We didn't deserve to win

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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
09 Dec	1:30 PM	P	Middlesbrough (A)	1	2	Lost

Manager Arsène Wenger says that his side didn't deserve to win against a determined Middlesbrough, who took all three points in a 2-1 win at the Riverside Stadium.

The Frenchman said that his side were jaded and tired after having played difficult away fixtures against Aston Villa and Newcstle.

Wenger said: "We lost the game because we deserved to lose it.

"It's that simple. Middlesbrough were sharper in the fight.

"We missed the start of the game by giving them too much room and it cost us a penalty.

"From then on, it was down to us being a little bit jaded physically.

"It was our fourth away trip on the trot.

"We gave absolutely everything to come back.

"We lacked creativity, sharpness in our passing, so therefore we were not dangerous enough to come back into the game.

"They defended well, Credit to them, they were sharper than us and you could see, once we were 1-0 down, if we did not come back before half time, it would be difficult.''

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aabbs7

Posted on 10 Dec, 2007 at 08:04 PM - Reply

I just hope next week that fabregas, hleb, or RVP come back, we need preferably all 3 against Chelsea, however I do think that the team on Sunday was good enough to beat boro, that was disappointing, It looked like the whole team had stayed up to watch the boxing.

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