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Arsenal boss Wenger: We can afford Chelsea defeat

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Sun, 02/07/2010 - 03:34

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists they can afford defeat at Chelsea today and still win the league.

After seeing his side claw back a similar deficit after they were outmuscled by Carlo Ancelotti's men in front of their own fans at the end of November, Wenger remains defiant.

"Of course, the result on Sunday will have an importance, but it won't be over," the Arsenal manager insisted.

"We will fight until the last second of the season because you can see that everybody drops points.

"At the end of the day it could be down to the team which believes more than the others."

Wenger was exasperated by the timid manner of last weekend's capitulation to Manchester United and is determined a similar abject display will not follow at Stamford Bridge.

The Arsenal boss added: "The most important is that we don't come out of the game with a feeling that we didn't really have a go at them.

"I believe that if we play at our level, at our best, we will beat them. It is as simple as that."

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Submitted by BlueIsTheColour (not verified) on Sun, 02/07/2010 - 09:03.

he already knows chelsea are going to 'batter' his team.....

Submitted by Ade ikare-olokun nigeria (not verified) on Sun, 02/07/2010 - 07:21.

Arsene has joined the league of managers that are always full of permutations with the results of the table at the come up with nothing. Right now Arsene is assuring us of another defeat at stamford bridge, I have this question for you; is the match sold out or your five years experiment wil not just work out?

Submitted by Tanveer (not verified) on Sun, 02/07/2010 - 06:44.

What the fck..throw Wnger out..i m a Manutd fan and i cant believe it only few no of games are left to play and Wenger is dreaming of winning the title even after losing to Chelsea...what a manager..throw him out and i m sure Arsenal will win something or the other...before the start what a comment by him..We can afford the defeat..how arsenal fan believe in him...Pity on them..

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