“Some teams come now to the Emirates and play very, very deep and are quick on the break as well”.
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Arsene Wenger praises the performance of Alexis Sanchez after his two-goal performance against West Brom.
But there were plenty of noticeable gaps in the crowd, with reports leading into the game suggesting as many as 2,500 season-ticket holders had returned their tickets due to disillusionment at another season where a title bid faded away.
“We dominated the game from the first minute to the last”, Wenger added.
Murmurs of discontent among fans have grown as Leicester has astonishingly climbed to the summit, with some calling for Wenger to go after almost 20 years in charge.
‘I don’t think the chemistry is right in terms of nastiness and leaders. “(Sanchez) is back – sharper, more confident”. My players have been fantastic for me but tonight they looked a bit leggy, a bit off the pace.
Arsenal are now in fourth place in the Premier League but will move up to third with victory over West Bromwich Albion on Thursday. ‘There’s not too many managers out there who match this brilliant club in terms of style. It was a similar inefficiency to the 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace on Sunday that virtually killed off their faint remaining title hopes.
Smith was pressed over whether Sanchez and Ozil will stay at Arsenal and explained it all comes down to what the players are thinking and if they believe they can be successful at the Emirates Stadium.
Alexis Sanchez was back at his best, scoring two exceptional goals in the first half, whilst Ramsey, starting his first game since the north London derby, pulled the strings in midfield to impressive effect. “The quality was good”.
“The regret we have is being in the lead against West Ham and being in the lead against Crystal Palace, and not to make the (three) points”, he said.
They only managed a point in that stretch as they had a goalless draw against Sunderland, but they dropped points against Norwich City, Manchester City and Watford.
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“At the moment that is frustrating as there is a lot of quality in our game, but we have not exactly got the wins that we wanted”.
