“If you can not play them, you can not keep world-class goalkeepers who don’t get games”, insisted Wenger.
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“With the ball we’re brilliant, but without it absolutely shocking, they don’t know what they’re doing”.
The Gunners came away with a point in their trip to the Parc des Princes after Alexis Sanchez scored late on against Paris Saint-Germain in the opening round of Champions League fixtures on Tuesday night.
“He’s one of the best strikers in the world and Im not anxious”, said Khelaifi said of Cavani, who has always racked up the goals but also has a habit of conjuring breathtaking misses – he squandered two golden chances to increase PSG’s lead against Arsenal before the interval.
“We want to go as far as we can”.
PSG’s next Champions League game is away to Bulgarian champions Ludogorets on September 28 while they visit Caen in Ligue 1 on Friday hoping to move up from seventh place.
“Look, we have the roles that the keepers know”, he said.
The 19-year-old spurned a clear chance in the 82nd minute for the Gunners which forced a fine save from the Parisian goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, an opportunity which would have ensured maximum points for the London club.
“We can always change our minds”.
“He will play games”. ‘Every week he is stronger and better.
“But even in the first half when we put together a few passes we felt we could be risky”.
In addition, most likely couldn’t have searched for after a superior begin than the landscape battle than Cavani getting between the Arsenal focus backs to head home Aurier’s traditionalist cross with only 42 seconds gone – the soonest goal the English side have surrendered in their Champions League history.
From a PSG perspective, their inability to see out the victory was less to do with Ospina than with Cavani’s inability to convert several chances.
The former Nice shot-stopper single-handedly kept Arsenal in the game at times, and on three separate occasions he denied Edison Cavani from point-blank range. “It’s the game that gives us an identity”, said Emery.
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“I am not happy with the result but I am happy with how we played. That is positive for the future”.
