Source: Daily_Mail
Wenger furious as Arsenal lose at home to Spurs for the first time in 17 years
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger lost his cool at the Emirates yesterday and practically accused his players of lacking the 'bottle' to establish themselves as Premier League frontrunners.[LNB] Younes Kaboul's late winner for Tottenham in the north London derby left Wenger lashing out in anger at a wasted opportunity to send a positive message to his title rivals.[LNB]Arsenal 2 Tottenham 3: Shaky Gunners are stunned as Van der Vaart inspires fightback White heart: Spurs celebrate Younes Kaboul's late winner[LNB]A second successive home defeat - a third in all this season after slipups against Newcastle and West Bromwich - left Arsenal fans furious, particularly since it was the first time in 17 years that they had lost at home to their biggest rivals. [LNB]And a seething Wenger said: 'Three home defeats are three too many. What is worrying for me is that we had an opportunity to go top of the league, and when we have to deliver, we can't. That's worrying because that's part of our job.[LNB] 'We put ourselves in the right position and failed - we have to accept that. It is more a mental than a football thing. We were in a position to win the game and we didn't win it and, of course, that is difficult to swallow. We couldn't maintain the focus or the urgency for 90 minutes.[LNB] On his knees: Arsene Wenger suffered on an agonising afternoon for Arsenal [LNB]'I put that down to bad luck, fatigue after the midweek international games, some basic errors and a lack of cautiousness.'[LNB] Samir Nasri had opened the scoring, having refused to shake the hand of Spurs captain and fellow Frenchman William Gallas, the ex-Gunner, before kick-off due to past differences.[LNB] Marouane Chamakh doubled Arsenal's lead but Gareth Bale cut the deficit. [LNB]'It is difficult to accept when you are 2-0 up and you have a freekick but you are caught on the counter- attack,' added Wenger, who also claimed he did not see the Cesc Fabregas hand-ball that led to Rafael van der Vaart's penalty equaliser.[LNB] After Tottenham storm back to win north London derby, have Arsenal really got what it takes to win the league title?David Dein puts shirt on Arsenal fan Joao Havelange in bid for World CupArsenal to create football history by charging landmark price for match-day seatArsenal 2 Tottenham 3: Gunners are stunned as Spurs fight back for win[LNB]
