We are in a Catch 22 with the Euros.
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“We pushed players like Ramsey and he got injured again”, said Wenger. We prepared well the players we have in but I think you have to consider we have been a bit unlucky as well. Ramsey, Koscielny, Ozil, Giroud, they went to the semi-finals (at least).
It is unclear when Holding could get another chance to start a league game as Arsenal could have Laurent Koscielny back in the squad for next weekend’s trip to champions Leicester, while the Gunners are also in talks with Valencia over a deal for Germany global Shkodran Mustafi.
“Then the manager said a lot of things we needed to improve on in the second half and I felt we did that”, said Henderson, who praised his teammates for how they “came out firing in the second-half” and “got some brilliant goals”.
‘We were far away today from showing our whole quality.
“I thought for the first 45 minutes we were excellent”, Cech said.
“Can they recover for next week?” We did try until the end but we lacked a bit of stability. “You have to accept sometimes that you can not control absolutely everything even if you try to be as intelligent as possible”.
He also lost midfielder Aaron Ramsey and winger Alex Iwobi to hamstring and thigh injuries respectively in the second-half.
Both players will undergo tests on Monday.
Liverpool equalised through an exquisite Philippe Coutinho special after Theo Walcott had given the hosts the lead just 90 seconds after missing a well-earned penalty. “It will always be hard winning in London against Arsenal”.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits his joy was short-lived as he feared an Arsenal comeback in their Premier League opener on Sunday.
“If you celebrate too early, life gives you always a knock”.
When asked what encouraged him the most for the season ahead, Klopp answered: “Staying in the game”. We didn’t start well in the game.
“I am happy not only because I scored two goals but because the team played well and we got the three points we wanted”.
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Joe Gomez is the other alternative at left-back, but is now injured. Remember, you need to log in with a Sky iD to watch Premier League video.
