Cech said: “The defeat was a big disappointment for us and is a step back after last week where we managed to overcome a deficit against Leicester at home”.
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Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester have 56 points from 27 matches while Spurs are on 54 and Arsenal have 51.
Ranieri’s Leicester could be back five points clear by tonight and Pochettino said: “It was a joke – I laughed a little bit”.
“Now we are focused on West Brom, we know we can win, lose or draw but it’s not important what the other teams do”.
“We got a bit of a telling off from the manager at half-time, saying we didn’t give them enough respect in the first 20 minutes, and the attitude in the second half was brilliant”, Rose added.
Wenger was very measured in his post-match criticism to the players after the United game and believes they will respond against Swansea even though some of them are showing signs of fatigue ahead of Saturday’s North London derby. “The first match against WBA was tough. They [the players] are happy, they smile, it is always a better mood to recover”. I am waiting for the same this time.
This London derby looks a tricky one for Arsenal, particularly if Slaven Bilic’s side continue to be in the kind of form they’ve been showing of late. What we are doing is important, not the others.
West Ham led Liverpool 3-2 in the 2006 final at Wembley in injury time, but Gerrard struck a memorable long-range effort to force extra time and help Liverpool eventually win 3-1 on penalties.
“It is true we are very happy with him showing quality and helping the team”.
“It’s important to concentrate”. Games like the one Leicester had (on Saturday, when they beat Norwich 1-0), scoring in the last minute, you never know, it could be a pivotal moment for them.
The Hammers have kept four clean sheets in their last six home games in the league.
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“My concern about both Leicester and Spurs was the way they were relying on the same players so much but fair play to Pochettino and Ranieri, they made changes that won them games at the weekend”.
