Arsenal boss Wenger in new swipe at debt-heavy rivals
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has taken another swipe at their debt-laden rivals.
Wenger said: “We do not have as much experience as when we reached the final in 2006 but I believe we still have a good chance.
“We made a conscious decision to go for more youth when the club decided to build a new stadium because we were no longer in a position where we could spend £30m or £40m on new players.
“We have a policy of developing young players and we have to stick with it. Walcott, Denilson, Song and Bendtner are different animals to what they were in August and to put four or five new players ahead of them now would kill all the work we have done.
“Now we are in a situation where we have a good side, we make a profit and we pay off our debts.
“People in the modern world are scandalised when the banks lose money. Well, I’m scandalised when football clubs lose money.”
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Matches
| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Feb 11th | |||
| Manchester United | Liverpool | 2 - 1 | 12:45 |
| Fulham | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | 15:00 |
| Blackburn Rovers | Queens Park Rangers | 3 - 2 | 15:00 |
| Bolton Wanderers | Wigan Athletic | 1 - 2 | 15:00 |
| Sunderland | Arsenal | 1 - 2 | 15:00 |
| Everton | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | 15:00 |
| Swansea City | Norwich City | 2 - 3 | 15:00 |
| Aston Villa | Manchester City | - | 15:00 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle United | 5 - 0 | 17:30 |
| Sun Feb 12th | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 5 | 13:30 |
| Aston Villa | Manchester City | 0 - 1 | 16:00 |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 60 |
| Manchester United | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 58 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 53 |
| Arsenal | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 43 |
| Chelsea | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 43 |
| Newcastle United | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Liverpool | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39 |
| Norwich City | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 35 |
| Sunderland | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 33 |
| Everton | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 33 |
| Swansea City | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | -4 | 30 |
| Fulham | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 30 |
| Stoke City | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | -14 | 30 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 29 |
| Aston Villa | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 28 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 21 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -19 | 21 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -21 | 21 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | -22 | 20 |
| Wigan Athletic | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -27 | 19 |
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Comments (9)
emmh it is such good policy but hay let consistency don't pledge in to our objective , remember the consistence concept of accounting. and wenger watch it
Arsene is right: Walcott, Bendtner, Denilson and Song ARE different animals now than even two months ago, and they've all benefited from Mssr. Wenger holding to his principles and showing faith in them even when the rags and the fans were ripping the players apart.
Song in particular has shown the steady, confident play of late that the Gunners have dearly missed in the midfield for more than two years now.
Fingers crossed for silverware.
Gerry,u get it right.GUNNERS 4 LIFE.
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