Wenger criticises Wembley pitch

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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
18 Apr	5:15 PM	FA	Chelsea (N)	1	2	Lost

Manager Arsène Wenger has criticised the quality of the pitch at Wembley, saying that it was sub-standard and a joke.

The Gunners lost 2-1 to Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final and were struggling to get their passing game going.

Wenger said: "It is not a pitch for a stadium like that.

"You spend all that money on the stadium and still have no pitch.

"It is laughable. The quality of the pitch is a disaster."

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martin

Posted on 20 Apr, 2009 at 02:27 PM - Reply

If the pitch was sub-standard then it was fair for either side.I can't blame the pitch for the loss but fabianski and wenger's selection on the squad he should have started with nasri and arshavin on the team rather than diaby and denilson.

sulazu

Posted on 20 Apr, 2009 at 12:54 PM - Reply

In fairness, Wenger had prayed for a good Wembley pitch before the game. But i want to believe that the poor pitch also affected Chelsea too. That Chelsea won the game without necessarily sweating for it, says alot about Wengers tactical approach to the game which influences his player selection.

Olaniyan kayode

Posted on 20 Apr, 2009 at 09:49 AM - Reply

Wenger killed us on saturday,Saturday's game was more important than tuesday league game cos it is an oppourtunity for us to a win a silverware which we av not been able to for the past five years.i dont know the reason for keeping arshavin,nasri&song on the bench..May God help us.Arsene watch out.

billp79

Posted on 20 Apr, 2009 at 12:09 AM - Reply

the state of current excuses is a disaster...you prepare your team to play in a parking lot if need be....maybe now Arsene will realize the importance of having defensive cover...no more excuses...you take what you want now or you get what you deserve.

tosin

Posted on 19 Apr, 2009 at 11:14 PM - Reply

couldn't agree more. we are a team that plays fast and precise football. to have a pitch that bubbled and disturbed play so much was a clear disadvantage to our team.

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