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Wenger believes England failed to use their experience against Germany

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger feels England were "killed by their own impatience" in their 4-1 World Cup defeat to Germany in Bloemfontein. However, the Frenchman believes it could have been so different had the England players used their experience and not allowed themselves to be caught on the break as they pressed for an equaliser, which they had been cruelly denied when the officials failed to spot that Frank Lampard's lob had crossed the line.

"England were impatient," Wenger told www.arsenal.com.

"They came back in the second half to 2-1 and they controlled the game.

"What made me sad was that, with the experience they had, they were caught. It was 'free-kick for England, goal for Germany'.

"They had taken over the game and I think they were killed by their impatience.

"You do what they did with five minutes to go okay, but not with 25 minutes left."

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