Fulham 0 Arsenal 1 - Arsene Wenger pleased with all three points despite lackluster performance.
21st April 2013 By Gordon @Arsenal_Supremo
Arsene Wenger stated that the performance of the players after going a goal up and a man up was not up to the standards of recent performances but knew it was vital of getting all three points after a 0 0 draw to Everton on Tuesday night.
"It was a positive first-half, but for some reason, and I don't know why, our game in the second-half deteriorated and our passing became sloppy. We played with less pace in our game and you have to give them credit - they are a good side and they tried like mad. They played very well today."
"It became hard, and in the second-half especially I think we played with a hand-brake," "We just wanted to keep the lead without taking any risk and had not enough penetration. When a team is down to ten men they focus on defending deep and they defended well. We did not give them enough problems today."
It looked like it, I spoke with Giroud and he said he slipped when he went for the ball and I don't complain about it."
"Unfortunately yes we have to find a solution up front for the final games, but that can happen and we have to deal with it," he said.
"The result is the most important thing now, but the best way to get the result is still to play well. I think the nerves played a part in the second-half as we did not want to be exposed and we lost our fluency.
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Arsene Wenger stated that the performance of the players after going a goal up and a man up was not up to the standards of recent performances but knew it was vital of getting all three points after a 0 0 draw to Everton on Tuesday night.
"It was a positive first-half, but for some reason, and I don't know why, our game in the second-half deteriorated and our passing became sloppy. We played with less pace in our game and you have to give them credit - they are a good side and they tried like mad. They played very well today."
The boss agreed with the referee decisions to send Sidwell and Giroud off in the game.
"The result is the most important thing now, but the best way to get the result is still to play well. I think the nerves played a part in the second-half as we did not want to be exposed and we lost our fluency.
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