No team in the top half of the Premier League has conceded more than Chelsea’s nine goals so far and they have now let in nine in their last four in all competitions.
Advertisement
The Italian boss refused to single out any player for criticism, but was forced to switch to a 3-5-2 formation after half-time as the Gunners dominated thanks to goals from Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil.
“So yes, one of our best performances of recent years”.
“We started this game in a bad way, and from the first minute”, Conte admitted after questioning the attitude of his players.
Ozil scored his sides third goal late in the first half to wrap up the three points.
“I hope not, but it’s a knee problem at the same place he had previous year”, Wenger said.
“After that they have a little bit slowed down against Swansea and of course they had the big game against Liverpool that they lost, but I think Liverpool had a strong start, a strong first half and they came back in the second half, so he [Conte] has done well”.
Antonio Conte’s Chelsea, whose side have now gone three league games without a win, slid to eighth, the optimism engendered by their three opening victories now nearly a distant memory.
“It’s one of those moments in your life as a manager where you think “today is a great day”, Wenger said.
‘I felt in the last three weeks the team was on the way up and this was a test to see if it was real.
Manchester United thrashed defending Premier League champions Leicester City 4-1 to vindicate manager Jose Mourinho’s decision to drop Wayne Rooney while Manchester City maintained their flawless start with a 3-1 win at Swansea on Saturday. We’ve had defeat in two big games.
The only negative for Arsenal was an injury to midfielder Francis Coquelin, who limped off midway through the first half with a knee problem. Even if Man City look too good to stop already. “But he left the stadium in a brace and I’m a bit anxious for that”.
The 66-year-old Wenger has survived in the Arsenal dugout despite last winning the league in 2004, and lifting only the FA Cup twice in the intervening years.
For five years, Chelsea were the nemesis of Arsenal and their coach Arsene Wenger. “We know our history with Chelsea”.
Advertisement
Earlier, Manchester United thrashed defending Premier League champions Leicester City 4-1 to vindicate manager Jose Mourinho’s decision to drop Wayne Rooney while Manchester City maintained their flawless start with a 3-1 win at Swansea City.
