It was one of those days for Arsenal, a missed opportunity against opponents who had been in poor form; the kind of day their supporters had hoped was behind them but, in their hearts, knew was not and probably never will be.
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The Czech legend told Arsenal’s official website: “When I came over, people started talking about the clean sheets and the records, and I thought 169 was impossible”. “I always defended him [Ozil] even when you were sceptical about him”.
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“He will not be back before February, that’s for sure”, Wenger is quoted as saying in the Guardian.
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Bournemouth, renowned for their attractive style of play, went into the game having not lost since early November, including morale-boosting victories over Chelsea and Manchester United.
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“We have short-term worries and we want to respond”.
Believe it or not, Mesut created no fewer than 9 goalscoring chances against Eddie Howe’s men – the most by a player in a single Premier League game this campaign. He was the guy who gave reassurance with his technical security and fluidity.
“We are a bit short, I agree with you, because of the injuries we have”.
“Unfortunately, there’s no possible career without disappointment”.
This was a shadow of the Arsenal team that beat Manchester City in their previous game and with several key players going missing, Southampton turned the screw in the second half, scoring through Shane Long and Jose Fonte by the 70th minute to wrap up the game.
“At the moment, for me what is more important is to be up there and being one point in front or behind is not so important”.
“So it is down to how you respond and I trust my players to respond in a very strong way on Monday”.
Saturday’s match was the first in 11 that the Gunners had failed to score and the first in the league this season in which Arsenal had conceded more than two goals.
“The Arsenal manager seemed more than chuffed to find the football press purring at what they had just witnessed and asking questions like ‘is he the best player in the Premier League?’ and ‘would you compare him to Dennis Bergkamp”.
The Gunners boss also downplayed speculation linking Arsenal to Basle’s Mohamed Elneny and was keen to underline the quality waiting that will be at his disposal after injury. You cannot go through the season without big disappointments and it depends on how you respond, ‘ Wenger added.
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The hosts got the second goal after 63 minutes when Ozil played a one-two with Olivier Giroud who flicked the ball to the German and he slotted it into the net.
