Arsenal had eased off from their first half dominance to give Villa hope and Gana drilled inches over with 19 minutes left.
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Wenger reckons Giroud, a £13million buy from Montpellier in June 2012, has suffered in the court of public opinion from failing to standout with speed or skills.
I was a bit anxious today as we had given a lot on Wednesday and came back very, very late on Thursday morning. “Overall, it was a controlled performance and a great week for us”. “But don’t worry, I’ve had my fair share of bad weeks already, so this balances itself out”.
‘We want to beat City at home, ‘ said Wenger.
“I like his all-round play and his work-rate”.
I still believe we have the talent to win games. “He is questioned sometimes, but finally the numbers get people to realise he is a good player”, he said.
Garde’s team – unchanged from last week – did improve after the interval but they could not beat Petr Cech, who equalled David James’ all-time Premier League record with his 169th clean sheet. “When you play Arsenal and go behind within 10 minutes, it is very hard situation to cope with”.
Because he does not have electric pace.
Since moving back into the middle, Ramsey has played three games, scored twice and got two assists to his name.
“But he’s very efficient and an important player for the team”. “He is also mentally very strong, too”.
“I think the closest to have a chance is Sanchez”. Medically, we think – my people think, he will not be ready [for Manchester City] but Alexis being Alexis, you never know.
“I tried to do a good job for my team-mates today and I did well with the penalty”.
Giroud’s splendid week quickly gained a new sheen when Arsenal were awarded a penalty, which referee Kevin Friend took a while to consider before adjudging that Theo Walcott had been bundled over unfairly in the area by Alan Hutton.
Garde is yet to win in his five games as Villa boss with the side without a league victory since the opening day of the season and eight points from safety.
It is hard to predict you know.
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Then the other substitute Perez’s 93rd minute volley, that goalkeeper Hugo Lloris let squirm through his grasp, earned Newcastle their first back-to-back wins in the league for a year, taking them out of the relegation zone into 15th place, one above champions Chelsea. ‘We have now a week to prepare and it will be an interesting one. It is a fantastic week. However Robert Pires was an integral part of the 2002 double winning side and 2004 unbeaten team with his fair share of goals, As a result, Pires secured the 50 landmark after 137 league games. Manchester City next week is a big game.
