Ironically Eboue was our best player ytd. The title race is
far from over but the passion isnt there. The first goal,our
defenders were caught offguard. Im frustrated with some of our
players. They werent as fantastic as they were during the first
half of the season.
Arsène Wenger: 'A draw is not good enough'
On the
result...
"It's a very disappointing
result today for us because we dropped eight points in the last
four games. When you're in the race for the championship,
especially when you have the opponents we have, that's a big
disappointment but we have to keep belief, spirit and focus for the
next game."
On Mido's
red card...
"Funnily enough I don't
think there was any intention there from Mido, I maybe didn't see
him, but he hit him on top of his head because he just headed the
ball at the moment he wanted to play the ball. I don't think
that... personally I didn't see any bad intention from Mido. I
believe the referee gave the red card when he saw the injury,
because he was bleeding on the top of his head, but it was very
difficult to assess that he wanted to hit him on his head, I don't
think so."
On Clichy's
injury...
"He's bleeding, they will see
after - he's in the shower now and we'll see after if he needs
stitches or not."
On
suggestions that the Boro goal was
offside...
"They say that the offside
situation is judged every time the ball is played, but of course
the ball wasn't played to him, spirit-wise he was offside."
On
Adebayor's goal being given
offside...
"Yes, the referee explained
to me that the intention of our player was to play the ball to one
of our players, who was offside, so the deflection of the ball
doesn't count anymore. I didn't know that but, at least I learned
something today."
On the
damage done to Arsenal's title
hopes...
"I don't know, we'll see that
at the end of the season, but of course today we were after three
points, but we'll see at the end of the season. A draw when you
chase the championship is not good enough."
