Yet Again - the Gooners won.

If this post is different, it was because yesterday was English FA Cup day involving Arsenal. No self respecting Gooner would want to miss the game, let alone spend time blogging. And to gloat over the result this Monday morning - Arsenal 2, Chelski (opps Chelsea) 1.

For you fellow Gooners, in blogsphere, this is what Arsene Wenger has to say about the players and game -


...on the impact of Jose Reyes

"You need to be patient but not for that long! The first goal was a big lift for him. We could see a different player afterwards. But I preferred the second goal because it showed the quality of our movement and the quality of our passing."

...on the performance

"Our team play was very good, we were strong defensively, our passing was good and we were mentally strong. Even at half time when we were one down you could see that we would come out well in the second half. After Reyes' superb first goal I felt we would win the game. We had the psychological advantage then."

...on the problems Chelsea caused

"They caused problems with long balls in the first half. We dropped too deep and Adrian Mutu gave us problems. But in the second half we pushed up more. Chelsea gave a lot physically in the first half when they were closing us down well. In the second half we moved the ball better. Also, Scott Parker was very central in the first half and they made it a tight midfield."

...on Dennis Bergkamp

"Dennis played very well today. He was sharp, alert and made some great passes in and around the box."

...on the latest injury news

"We don't know if Thierry will be fit for next Saturday yet. Ray Parlour has also picked up an injury and Sol Campbell will not play for England on Wednesday. I did not want to play him today because he had inflammation of the groin but the FA Cup means a lot to us and to the English players especially. Sol played well, he is a winner."

[from here]