Ramsey’s return is good news for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who lost midfielders Mikel Arteta and Francis Coquelin to injuries at the weekend. The Baggies clinched their first home win over the Gunners in 10 years after Santi Cazorla slipped and missed a late penalty.
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“It was a very bad day for us”. “We missed open-goal chances”.
Wenger had previously ruled the midfielder out of the clash with the Croatian side, but on Monday said that he could be available for the match at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night.
“Today they did, but you’ve got to give the lads a lot of credit for the way they worked”.
Brunt lifted in a free-kick from just inside the visitors’ half, and Morrison sneaked in behind Hector Bellerin to volley the equaliser from seven yards.
“We landed a huge blow when we scored”.
Arsene Wenger’s men did grab the lead on the half-hour mark from another set piece as Mesut Ozil sent in a superb cross for Giroud and the Frenchman lost his marker before heading home from close range.
Pulis’ team came from behind to beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Hawthorns, with a determined performance full of hard work and running.
And if Arsenal lose, they will be guaranteed bottom spot in their group before their final group game away at the Greek side in two weeks.
“Honestly I don’t know (about Coquelin)”. “We’ll know tomorrow (Sunday)”.
Wenger will assess Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud’s readiness to play after the pair’s involvement for France during the global break, when terrorists struck in co-ordinated attacks in Paris during their friendly against Germany last Friday.
Wenger said that he had no doubts about fielding either player, citing their professionalism.
Redknapp said: “Every team seems to have one player they can’t do without”.
The Arsenal boss, whose side have also been thrashed at Bayern Munich and drawn with Spurs this month, reflected: “It is a hard moment for us. I believe sometimes to focus on something else can help you get out of that sadness”.
“For my part, I would not explain our defeat by that”. I think it’s sad. We are all down. “When you are on the pitch, you are on the pitch”. ‘You can not say at the back we have no experience.
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If Arsenal weren’t capable of such things, there wouldn’t be the consistent feeling that while the run of qualifications for the Champions League and back-to-back FA Cups is very impressive, they could be doing much better.
