The comments certainly won’t be welcomed by Arsene Wenger, who is having to fend off accusations that Arsenal simply lack the heart for the battle when the going gets tough.
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Arsenal will also be without defender Laurent Koscielny for the trip to White Hart Lane, but he could be available for Tuesday’s FA Cup fifth round replay against Hull.
The meeting will be the Wenger’s 48th North London derby in his 20th season at Arsenal and Pochettino believes the Frenchman has earned his longevity.
When these comments were put to Wenger at his weekly press conference yesterday, his response was pointed: “Thierry Henry has his opinions. I don’t know how long he will be out”. Find us on Facebook too!
“It’s like Diego Maradona or Lionel Messi”.
They go to play big games, hype it up with their players and end up losing to the opposition and it is a circle, a vicious one at that.
‘We are professional people.
“Tottenham’s defeat (against West Ham) means we are mathematically still in the game”.
“The players are okay”. “What gives you belief is the quality of the spirit”.
“We seem to enjoy coming here for whatever reason but we need points from all places now and nobody thought we would get them here”.
Nobody moved for minutes and minutes. “Different clubs sometimes sign a player or a manager with a big background or big trophies behind them”, the Argentine said. Clinton Njie and Jan Vertonghen are both out with knee injuries.
Arsene Wenger has revealed that Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech will be out for about a month because of a calf injury.
Arsenal’s title hopes were hit by a second consecutive defeat in the Premier League on Wednesday as relegation struggler Swansea came from a goal behind to win 2-1 at Emirates Stadium.
“Petr Cech struggled. He had a groin problem before the game, and he struggled on a little bit tonight”, said Wenger. It’s not more serious than first thought. The boss did speak about the clear foul on Ozil in the build up to the first Swansea goal but he did not even mention the fact that Ashley Williams was offside when the free kick that he scored their second off was taken.
“Cech had a little groin problem but declared himself 100% fit”. You trust the player.
Swansea said 60-year-old Guidolin is in a “comfortable position” and his full recovery is expected within a few days. You can not always say that we focus on our job and it’s then reverse.
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“It is like it is”.
