The Arsenal midfielder scored twice at White Hart Lane to secure a derby win and the Gunners’ place in the Capital One Cup fourth round.
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Half-time galvanised the hosts, and striker Harry Kane had a goal disallowed for offside moments before Tottenham equalised through Chambers in the 56th minute.
“It’s better I don’t talk about it because I’m still angry about it. I’m in a job where sometimes you have to swallow things that are not right”.
Arsenal have won three of their opening six Premier League games and sit five points behind leaders Manchester City.
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino said his side were “unlucky” to lose a game that they had “dominated”. Suddenly when it was 1-1 you could expect Tottenham to find a second goal but suddenly it looked like it was us who were more likely to score a second goal.
“First of all I wanted to rotate the team a little bit”, explained Wenger. Arsenal have found a way to play and they should stick to that no matter what. The defender played the second half of the game against Chelsea and despite fears, he actually did alright in spite of being a defender.
“I told him at the start of the season it might be hard for him to be a starter but he decided to stay and he did fight”, the manager admitted. “Personally I am happy because I scored two goals”. This was the Frenchman’s first appearance of the season.
Mathieu Flamini gifted Arsene Wenger’s men the lead at half time, but an own goal from Chambers then saw Spurs restore parity.
A sixth game without a win would only have increased the pressure on the under-fire Rodgers, on the back of a rising tide of resentment from the Anfield faithful.
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According to Rob Harris of the Press Association, there were also some scuffles between Arsenal supporters and stewards in the stadium. “There were a lot of positives to take from it”, he added. “I have been here a long time, and I’m a professional on and off the pitch”.
