“We are obviously very disappointed, but we can not change what happened and we must bounce back as soon as possible”.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger decided against pointing his finger at Santi Cazorla in the wake of their surprise defeat against West Brom.
During another bruising encounter with a Tony Pulis side, Joel Campbell staked a claim for miss of the season and Santi Cazorla ballooned a penalty over the bar in slapstick fashion as a strike from James Morrison and an Arteta own goal left Arsenal defeated and in fourth place – two points behind league leaders Leicester. The Frenchman’s woes were worsened by two further additions to the club’s long casualty list, with Francis Coquelin and Mikel Arteta forced off early at the Hawthorns and now at risk of missing Tuesday night’s meeting with Dinamo Zagreb, which Arsenal must win to keep alive their faint Champions League hopes.
The Gunners launched an onslaught on the Baggies goal during the second-half, but couldn’t find the equaliser as Albion picked up only their second home win of the season.
“We are very pleased but we have played better and done better and not got the result”. “We had 70% possession, scored an own goal, missed a penalty, gave away a goal on a set piece and missed open goal chances – that’s flawless to make the afternoon a nightmare”. I believe that West Brom fought with 100 per cent commitment as well.
“Honestly I don’t know (about Coquelin)”. And they have such wonderful players, fantastic players.
The Spain worldwide had a gilt-edged chance to salvage a draw for the Gunners when the referee awarded the visitors a spot-kick in the closing stages of the game at The Hawthorns, but Cazorla slipped just before hitting it and fired the ball high over the bar.
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But, yet again, they crumble just when everyone thinks they might make a run for the title. “It’s a double-touch apparently and that’s what he’s given”, added Pulis.
