Wenger demands more from misfiring Arsenal

08 November 2010 15:30
Arsene Wenger has challenged his young Arsenal side to show they do indeed have the spirit of champions by getting their faltering Barclays Premier League title bid back on track with victory at relegation battlers Wolves. The Gunners remain five points behind leaders Chelsea and dropped down to third place following a bitterly disappointing 1-0 home defeat by Newcastle. Wenger was left as frustrated as the Emirates Stadium faithful by his team's inability to open up the well-organised visitors, with Andy Carroll's header on the stroke of half-time proving enough to take away all three points. Arsenal also lost at home to West Brom before the last international break, with lessons clearly not learned despite the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott and Robin van Persie all back in action for the misfiring Gunners. Wenger feels the trip to Molineux offers the players a swift opportunity of redemption. "We have to pick ourselves up," the Arsenal manager declared. "We are ambitious, and that is why we have to get our spirit on this [Wolves] game, focus again and come back with points." Wenger told Arsenal TV Online: "I concede it was not one of our better days against Newcastle, but it was also very harsh to lose the game as well because they had one shot on target and we had a few chances. It was down to who made the first mistake. We got caught on a set-piece and that is where we were guilty."

Source: PA