Wenger praises professionalism

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Date Time C Opponent F A R S
03 Jan 3:00 PM FA Plymouth Argyle (H) 3 1 Win
Wenger praises professionalism

Manager Arsène Wenger has praised the professionalism shown by his Arsenal side in defeating Championship-side Plymouth Argyle 3-1 in the FA Cup today.

The Gunners went behind to a first half goal but maintained their composure to score two more via stand-in captain Robin van Persie, with Plymouth scoring an own-goal on their side.

But Wenger was most impressed with the organisation from Plymouth, who made it difficult for his side for much of the match.

Wenger said: "We did the job in a serious way and had we not been focused and completely up for it, we would not have gone through today.

"I give credit to my team for doing the job seriously, and also to Plymouth who had a great game as well.

"I was surprised how well they were organised and how strong they were in every challenge. They did not die physically and were always dangerous on set plays.

"The gap between the Championship and the Premiership has been reduced and looking at the FA Cup results today, you could see that."

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george

Posted on 4 Jan, 2009 at 07:28 PM - Reply

amir we was not 2-0 down we were 2-0 up

jonathanchong

Posted on 4 Jan, 2009 at 06:28 PM - Reply

Sorry guys, editorial mistake. It was four second half goals.

Abdiwahab

Posted on 4 Jan, 2009 at 03:02 PM - Reply

wat first half goal n when did we go behind 1 nil at first half btw RVP RULES the best player n arsenal shuld beat all they opponents like this or more

Amir

Posted on 3 Jan, 2009 at 10:44 PM - Reply

Arsenal didn't go behind. They scored two, then Plymouth scored, then we got a third.

wembley79

Posted on 3 Jan, 2009 at 10:02 PM - Reply

Eh? Did you watch the game -we were 2 up before Plymouth scored (all in the 2nd half) and the third was not an own goal

Gooner For Life

Posted on 3 Jan, 2009 at 09:58 PM - Reply

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR ALL OUR GAME...KILL THE OPPOSITION!

FunGunner

Posted on 3 Jan, 2009 at 09:13 PM - Reply

The Gunners did not go behind to a first half goal. RVP scored the first goal of the match in the second half. Then Bendtner scored (or Gray scored an own goal), then Plymouth pulled one back and then RVP scored again.

chozzer

Posted on 3 Jan, 2009 at 08:16 PM - Reply

what 1st half goal? and when did we go behind?


Written by Jonathan Chong on Saturday, January 3, 2009

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I was surprised how well they were organised and how strong they were in every challenge. They did not die physically and were always dangerous on set plays.

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Statistic Arsenal Plymouth Argyle
Possession 69% 31%
Shots (on target) 22 (15) 7 (4)
Fouls 12 8
Corners 5 5
Saves 3 7
Offside 4 6
Booked 1 1
Sent-off 0 0
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3 Bacary Sagna
8 Samir Nasri
10 Robin van Persie (2)
10 William Gallas
11 Carlos Vela Substitute
16 Aaron Ramsey
18 Mikael Silvestre
19 Jack Wilshere Substitute
20 Johan Djourou
21 Lukasz Fabianski
27 Emmanuel Eboue
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