Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: “Our fantastic run has come to an end on a day where we felt that our performance deserved a win”.
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“They were physically very strong and overall I think we had enough chances to win the game”.
Arsenal were stunned by Watford 2-1 in a tightly contested FA Cup encounter at the Emirates Stadium.
Here is what Arsene Wenger has to say after the home loss (the second straight after Swansea). “What is really important in football, to be successful we need to score”, added Mertesacker.
“We want now to focus on the Champions League and the little chance we have”, Wenger said. “We play at home on Sunday now and we have some days to prepare so let’s see if we can recover one or two injuries and continue to play like we did today”.
“We worked hard until the end of the game and hopefully we go further than the semi-final”.
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He has guided them close to Premier League safety and, despite winning trophies at Benfica and Atletico Madrid (as well as UAE clubs Al Ahli and Al Ain), has now hailed an FA Cup semi-final place with Watford as a highlight.
Coupled with their two-goal deficit against Barcelona in the Champions League, a third successive FA Cup triumph appeared to be their best shot at silverware this season. “It is very sad at the moment to realise no matter what happens, we pay for every chance we give away”. Wenger has a great history with the Gunners, which is why he continues to shake off the idea that the club would fire him for one bad year, but Arsenal meant to win a Premier League title this season, and with that goal out of reach, changes must be made. I want as well that we go through here, I think we had the chances and we played in the right way apart from the fact we didn’t score.
No statement had come from the Watford managers as of press time to give a definite picture of the Nigerian’s injury as he limped off the pitch before the end of the match.
“I have memories on television of the old Wembley and watching in Spain and seeing the finals of this competition”, he said.
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Watford join Crystal Palace, Everton and either Manchester United or West Ham United in the semifinals, which will be played at Wembley next month.
