ประตู : 1-0 อาร์เตต้า น.87
คลิปไฮไลท์ พรีเมียร์ลีก อาร์เซนอล 1-0 แมนซิตี้
เจ้าบ้านอาร์เซน่อลเกมนี้เลือกให้เบนายูนลงสนามเป็นตัวจริงมา ส่วนแชร์วินโญ่หายไปจากทั้งตัวจริงและสำรองเลย ส่วนฟอร์มพวกเขาเพิ่งแพ้มาในนัดล่าสุดหลังชนะในลีกมารวด 7 เกมติดแต่ฟอร์มในบ้าน 5 นัดหลังก็ถือว่าใช้ได้โดยชนะไป 4 และแพ้เกมเดียว
ทางฝั่งทีมเยือนแมนฯ ซิตี้เกมนี้ได้อเกวโร่กลับมาเป็นตัวจริงคู่กับบาโลเตลลี่รวมถึงแนวรับที่ได้เลสคอตต์กลับมายืนคู่กับกอมปานีด้วย ด้านฟอร์มพวกเขาเสมอมาใน 2 เกมหลังสุด แต่ฟอร์มการเล่นเป็นทีมเยือนไม่ค่อยดีเลยหลังตั้งแต่ถล่มแมนฯ ยูไนเต็ดมา 6-1 เมื่อเดือนตุลาคมปีก่อนแมนฯ ซิตี้ชนะมาเพียงแค่ 3 เกมเท่านั้นจากการเล่นเป็นทีมเยือนในลีก
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| Wenger: ‘It is a luxury to have Henry’
Dear Arsenal supporter, Thierry Henry’s late winner made the headlines at Sunderland and you have to say he finished a legend’s story on his final day in the Premier League. Thierry secured us the three points in a difficult game where Sunderland were resilient, well-organised and tried to catch us on the break every time. You could see that they have a lot of spirit in their side. We also had to deal with a difficult pitch and, although we had a lot of the ball, we couldn’t create a lot because Sunderland made it hard to get through their defence. In the end though we were spirited, intelligent, patient and resilient and we had to be all those things to get the three points after going 1-0 down. The Sunderland goal was a double blow because we lost Per Mertesacker to an injury as well. Per told me that he felt a pain in his ankle and couldn’t move at all. He went home on crutches and appears to have done some ligament damage, but how bad that is we don’t yet know. He will certainly miss the Milan first leg. Some will feel that play should have stopped when Per went down but you cannot demand that. You do not know if a guy has gone down through injury or because he has slipped. Fortunately we turned the game around and Thierry’s contribution at the end shows you once more that these players never lose it. Exceptional talent survives. You have that with Giggs and Scholes at Manchester United and Thierry here. It is just a luxury to have a player like him on the bench. We are back in fourth place even though two weeks ago everybody said it was out of reach for us. We have to be cautious but we are happy to be back in this position. It is still very open for everybody around there. You have Newcastle, Chelsea, Liverpool and us and it’s down to consistency now. Thanks for your support.
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| Wenger: ‘It was a classic FA Cup tie’
Dear Arsenal supporter, Sunday was a good test for us to show that we have the mental qualities to come back when games are going against us. It was difficult after we conceded a second goal to Aston Villa right on half time, but we responded very well. Overall it was a classic tie because we had to fight to score three goals and we did it well. I felt it was harsh to be 2-0 down at half time, but Villa are a good counter-attacking team and unfortunately we couldn’t score in the first half. In the second half it was all us. I was very impressed with our spirit because I felt that, when you go through a bad period like we have, you can feel sorry for yourself or you can show you have the mental qualities to play for this club. I was very proud that the team came out and showed they are not ready to lie down. Hopefully the comeback will help us to bounce back in the Premier League as well. Sunday’s win should convince the team that we have the required qualities and we can transfer that to the Premier League. When you don’t win, the belief goes and we lost three games in the Premier League. The belief is not stable no matter what your history is – it depends on the recent history of the team. But I think that belief is returning. One of the players who hasn’t played recently is Abou Diaby and he returns on Tuesday after working very hard in a rehabilitation centre. We feel that when he comes back he will need three more weeks of training, so the earliest he will play will be the end of February. Also I will be chatting with Ryo this week to see if I can find an opportunity for him. It will have to be in England because he will lose his homegrown status if he leaves the country. Thanks for your support.
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