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Difficult part starts now
Discussion started by Indiangooner , 22 March, 2012 06:21
Difficult part starts now
Indiangooner 22 March, 2012 06:21
Wenger: The most difficult part starts now

Published 23:03 21/03/12 By David Anderson


Arsene Wenger has told Arsenal not to let up after they climbed above Tottenham into third.

Wenger does not want his players to think they have a top-four spot in the bag despite registering a sixth straight league win against Everton to turn around Spurs' 12-point advantage in just seven weeks.

"We have learnt in the last months that, for example, we have taken six points in Liverpool in two weeks," said the Arsenal boss. "They were 180 minutes of intense fight.

"We want to keep going. We must not think that the most difficult bit is done.

"The most difficult bit is still to do and to achieve it, it's important we have humility, are focused and fight for each other.

"That's what we did [tonight]. We were resilient and focused and you have seen a side to us that usually people don't know.

"It was the only way to get the result tonight and it's good to know that we can do that."

David Moyes felt his Everton side were robbed by assistant referee John Flynn, who wrongly disallowed Royston Drenthe's equaliser for offside.

Flynn angered Sir Alex Ferguson earlier this season for his part in Newcastle's controversial penalty at Old Trafford and Moyes said he got several offside calls wrong.

"There were five that were onside," he said. "I've checked and it was a goal.

"There were some really poor decisions in the game against us and it was the assistant who got them wrong.

"You can understand him getting one wrong, but it was really, really poor and it cost us as we tried to get something back after a disappointing start.

"I thought we were really unlucky not to get something from the game."

Re: Difficult part starts now
De Times 22 March, 2012 06:30
We're going to show the spuds how to do it, no worries lads.

Re: Difficult part starts now
80'sGoona 22 March, 2012 09:02
I'm sure David Moyes didn't complain when Saha scored at the emirates even though he was miles offside.

Anyway, I hope we treat this like the end of the 2003 season. Put on a good run to take into next season. None of this sitting back and relaxing nonsense.

Re: Difficult part starts now
crumps 22 March, 2012 14:56
now the pressure is on us to remain 3rd

i hope we can kick on now - weve got an average villa side coming to us this weekend - lets go get another 3 points
while either chelski or the spuds drop points against each other

Re: Difficult part starts now
Shane 22 March, 2012 15:14
In recent seasons we've been in good form when we were chasing something, but when we got it we've been known to just collapse.

I really hope it's different this season.

Re: Difficult part starts now
Philly the kid 22 March, 2012 18:35
We're in good form after going out of all the cups though. Different scenario this time round.
I just hope RVP makes sure it lasts the whole year next time round. Like he implied the other day.


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