Source: Telegraph
Arsene Wenger: Everton draw a point gained for Arsenal
Leon Osman headed the visitors into a deserved lead after 12 minutes. [LNB]However, the midfielder then deflected Denilson's shot past Tim Howard as Arsenal - looking to keep the pressure on leaders Chelsea - levelled before the break. [LNB]Steven Pienaar's breakaway goal, finished with an audacious chip, looked to have won it, only for substitute Tomas Rosicky to grab a leveller in the second minute of stoppage time. [LNB]Arsenal are now three points behind Chelsea, having both played the same number of matches after the recent postponements. [LNB]Wenger accepted his side - still without injured captain Cesc Fabregas - had been below par. [LNB]"We played against a very good Everton team who for most of the game were more dangerous and sharper than us," he said. [LNB]"At the end of the day we dropped two points, but looking at the game we gained one point because we were closer to losing the game than to winning it. [LNB]"We got the point because we had the spirit and the desire, but we didn't find our game today. [LNB]"We had problems technically and because Everton stopped us from playing and in midfield they were dominant." [LNB]Wenger accepted Rosicky's late strike, which deflected in off Lucas Neill, could yet prove crucial come the end of the season. [LNB]He said: "It is an important goal because it shows the spirit of the team right until the last minute. [LNB]"With three minutes to go Everton had three or four corners and we didn't get out of the box. At that time I would have signed for a point. [LNB]"But we kept going and in the end we got that point which rewards the efforts we produced. [LNB]"We didn't produce the quality we are used to in our team play, we were a little bit flat, but the spirit was there." [LNB]Arsenal lost midfielder Denilson, who had only just returned from a back injury, during the closing stages. [LNB]Wenger said: "It is a little bit mysterious at the moment. [LNB]"It could be an intercostal (muscle) problem. [LNB]"I've just seen him in the dressing room and he can walk quite normally. [LNB]"We have to see if it is a broken rib, if it is a deeper problem with his lungs." [LNB]Everton - trashed 6-1 at home byArsenal on the opening day of the season - could consider themselves somewhat unfortunate not to have left with all three points. [LNB]United States international Landon Donovan impressed on his debut following a loan move from Los Angeles Galaxy, delivering the corner which led to the opening goal. [LNB]Everton manager David Moyes, whose side are now unbeaten in six league games, said: "There are one or two shouting at each other in the dressing room as we have to be more ruthless. [LNB]"Against Arsenal you have to take the chances. [LNB]"But the performance was terrific. [LNB]"We have played well in the last few weeks, but it's the point about being ruthless. [LNB]"We should have won at Sunderland and we're not quite finishing as well as we should be. [LNB]"We had a chance at 2-1 and then can you see the game out against a good Arsenal team?" [LNB]Moyes was full of praise for Pienaar's finish, the South African chipping Manuel Almunia as he raced clear on goal. [LNB]The Everton manager said: "If it was (Thierry) Henry or (Dennis) Bergkamp, you boys would be writing about it for days. [LNB]"It was a terrific finish, and fitting for the place he tried it, because so many Arsenal players in the past would have done that." [LNB][LNB]
