“We played well technically and the only regret is we should have scored more goals”, Wenger said.
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Wenger said: “A team like Sunderland is ready to fight for their lives, and of course they will never give up during the 90 minutes”.
And, with his place in Roy Hodgson’s squad for this summer’s European Championships still in the balance, Wenger conceded he is unsure where Walcott will be plying his trade next season.
“Wenger speaks about hunger and opportunity, how a lot of these players haven’t been through the “red carpet” and I agree with that”. We care about that and we worry about it as well because it’s a fight. “You know the modern world is like that and we have to live with it”.
However, Sanchez struck twice before halftime and Arsenal were untroubled by a poor West Brom side as they registered their 500th victory in the Premier League. The psychological impact of going down or not motivates the players and puts more pressure on this game – on us and them.
‘You see that in some games. “But strikers live on confidence and at the moment we have to be behind him”, he told Sky Sports.
“They’ve got to make a decision”, he continued, when speaking about those in charge at the Emirates. In the first two he was alright but in the third he found his burst back, the little change of pace. And manager Sam Allardyce is now hoping to build on that win with another, this time against sterner opposition in Arsenal.
“This is the first time we have played on a Thursday night so we will look at the preparation”.
While Wilshere’s involvement remains up in the air, Wenger professed to being surprised at Mesut Ozil’s absence from the PFA Premier League Team of the Year.
“In [Kasper] Schmeichel they have a great ‘keeper”.
The only Arsenal representative in a side dominated by Tottenham and Leicester players was full-back Hector Bellerin.
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“Then the teams going for something at the top or the bottom – they are different games”.
