Wenger: I did what needed to be done at half-time
| Date | Time | C | Opponent | F | A | R | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | 3:00 PM | P | Liverpool (A) | 2 | 1 | Win |  |
Manager Arsène Wenger admits that he had to do what was necessary to wake his team up at half-time when they were trailing 1-0 against Liverpool.
Captain Cesc Fabregas revealed that the boss was literally screaming at his players, saying that they were lucky to be only 1-0 down if they continued playing the way they were.
Wenger said: "I cannot explain what I said at half-time. I just said that the first half was Liverpool and the second half was Arsenal.
"Liverpool played a pace above us, won all the 50-50s in the first half and at half-time 1-0 was a good result for us.
"You respond sometimes to what you think a team needs and I always try and be composed. It is good because after 13 years I can still surprise the players.
"I believe first of all Liverpool played very well in that period and we played with a handbrake because of our fear.
"That fear was of not winning the big games because we lost against Chelsea and Manchester United. You could see that we brought that into the game.
"Once we had nothing to lose in the second half we controlled the game and we were a bit lucky with the first goal and the fear was in Liverpool's camp in the second half.
"Then we scored an outstanding second goal and from then on Liverpool's pace dropped in the second half and I believe we were not under threat for the whole 45 minutes.
"I believe that Liverpool are a good side who when they find their confidence they can beat anybody in the league.
"For us with the results of yesterday, mathematically it gets us into a good position with a game in hand. Mentally for us it was a massive game today.
"We knew that with what happened yesterday it was needed to win the game. We knew that before the game started and we did it so that's something positive.
"Now it's down to consistency. I have said for a long time now the team to win this League will be the team capable of being really consistent. Nobody has been yet. There is a long way to go."
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