Wenger: It was a difficult game against United

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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
29 Apr	7:45 PM	CL	Manchester United (A)	0	1	Lost

Manager Arsène Wenger has admitted that it was a difficult game against Manchester Untied last night as the Gunners succumbed to a 1-0 defeat.

United have one leg in the Champions League final but Arsenal have the chance to overturn the result next week at the Emirates.

The Gunners failed to create many chances and United were the dominant force in the first leg of the semi-final.

Wenger said: "It was a difficult game played at a high pace. Manchester United started stronger than us and if you look at the clear cut chances they were on top, of course, tonight.

"The positive is that we are only 1-0 down and we are still to play at home. I am convinced you will see a different Arsenal at The Emirates.

"I believe we still have a chance to reverse the result. Football can be like this. We could play tomorrow and you would see a different game.

"That is why I still believe at home we can do it. The tie is still very open. United could have regrets because they could have scored a second goal, and it is up to us to make them regret that.

"If you are in a Semi-Final of the Champions League it means that we have played well in big games before.

"I believe that we were not dangerous enough offensively. After the first 20 minutes we thought we could do something but we were not sharp enough in the final third.

"Defensively we had a positive game, but we were in a position where we had to come out and score. Then United played the game they love which is counter-attack."

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Jack Cornes

Posted on 30 Apr, 2009 at 11:38 PM - Reply

I was absolutely fuming last night. I thought that we played diabolically. Why is it that we never play brilliantly when it counts - it really does annoy me.
This team is one of the best attacking sides in the world when on form and last night Utd ran rings around us. I am sick of us always messing it up. We beat Middlesbrough brilliantly on sunday. Yes, no offence to Middlesbrough - a very good team, they aren't in the same calibre as United, all though can give them a hard game when the two meet, but that's how well we can play and then when it really matters - when it really counts that we have to be on form we mess it up and it really does distress me as you look foward to a game like Utd v Arsenal and then we play awful. If we want to win trophies then we have to be able to go to Old Trafford and win and we shouldn't be always putting ourselves in the situation where we have now got to play well at the Emirates and win well. We did it in the cup semi - final against Chelsea, although we did play slightly better in that game, and we did it last night. When it counts we don't deliver and that really is not good enough. Mr Wenger said before the game we would
attack as would Utd - looks like we didn't really. We had better outplay,outmanouvre and outwit Utd next Tuesday at the Emirates. This is the biggest game this team have got to play at this time in the season. This is the big one and Utd have got a slight advantage over us - its up to the team. Beat them all the way - outplay them for 90 minutes - make the fans believe we can win this trophy, make me eat my words - we are The Arsenal and that is why the team now have to prove that they have got what it takes to make this club successful again. BEAT UTD!!! COME ON GUNNERS!!!WE HAVE GOT TO DO THIS!!!

ANUGWOR CHINEDU

Posted on 30 Apr, 2009 at 11:42 AM - Reply

I think our strikers are a bit shy and not couragious enough!

goonner

Posted on 30 Apr, 2009 at 09:14 AM - Reply

Im looking forward to seeing this 'New Arsenal' as week in week out all i say is passing around in the midfeild then playing it back to the defence only for them to pass it to the midfeilders for someone like Cesc to play it down the wing and for theo to run run run get the cross in...AND FOR NOBODY TO BE IN THE MIDDLE ....so im looking forward to the New Arsenal....

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