Match Reaction vs Sunderland (away)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, speaking to Match of the Day: "I think our first half was very good. The second half is always more difficult when you play Sunday-Thursday-Sunday. We created less but could still have scored. We should have been in front in the first half.

"It leaves us having to win the next game as always. We fight against teams who fight not to go down so we prepare to fight again next Saturday."

Fight, us? Unlikely.

In all seriousness, I have to wonder what the players think of him; do they think what is this senile old goat blabbering on about or do they think, well he says the performances were ok, it's a difficult schedule so we can churn the same shit out next week unabated.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fight, us? Unlikely.

In all seriousness, I have to wonder what the players think of him; do they think what is this senile old goat blabbering on about or do they think, well he says the performances were ok, it's a difficult schedule so we can churn the same shit out next week unabated.

They'll know a lot of this is for media consumption. But it's hard to imagine he is markedly different behind the scenes. I doubt they fear the man anymore, more likely they fear the office, 20 years and counting. The only reason he hasn't lost the dressing room is because he is the dressing room, and the boardroom, and every other room in the place including, and especially, the khazi.