Wenger’s decision to take off goal scorer Campbell in the second half was jeered by Arsenal supporters, but the Frenchman said he had his reasons.
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The Gunners fell to a shock 2-1 defeat at home to 16th-placed Swansea City, on Wednesday evening, despite log leaders Leicester City also dropping points with a 2-2 draw to West Brom on Tuesday.
Injured Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has suffered an Achilles problem in training which will delay his return to first-team action, manager Arsene Wenger has said.
“They also seem to, when it comes down to the crunch, lose their bottle and cant propduce in big games”. “We have to focus on our job and come back to reminding ourselves that we have some quality”.
It’s the Welsh outfit’s third victory in their last four visits to north London, having drawn the other encounter, and Curtis admits Arsenal’s style of play is well suited to the Jacks. But the cheers soon turned into jeers as goals from Wayne Routledge and Ashley Williams saw Swansea come from behind to snatch an unlikely win. He had a little groin problem before the game and I think he struggled a little bit tonight. It is a muscle problem…
‘Hopefully this gives us enough confidence to know we can get results anywhere.
“It’s a big disappointment and we have to swallow that and bounce back”.
“And I think he should travel back to Swansea with us on Friday”.
Wenger dismissed suggestions that Cech’s injury anxious him saying of his understudy: “‘I trust completely [David] Ospina”.
Williams will take the headlines but, whilst he was “obviously very happy to score the goal”, he says that “the most important thing” was that Swansea “showed a great attitude” to get the result.
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However, the player is expected to return to action before the start of Euro 2016, as the player has been told he will not require surgery. The way this season has gone, they may fancy their chances of ending that run by beating a Liverpool side coming off perhaps their best win of the season, a 3-0 win over Manchester City, some revenge for their defeat in the Capital One Cup final. “It is a shame not to win at home when we held the lead, but we will continue working to win our next game”.
