Arsène Wenger complimented his players for at last showing a reaction to the “nightmare” period they have endured with an authoritative 2-0 win at Milan.
Arsenal have taken a significant stride towards a place in the Europa League quarter-finals, and showed they are capable of repairing some of the damage inflicted during a difficult campaign. “At some stage you need to respond and to respond together with a good performance. That’s what we did,” said Wenger. “It was backs to the wall and we needed to find the mental resources. In one week you do not become a bad team or a bad player. Nothing is permanent in life.”
Arsenal won with a convincing team performance crowned by goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Aaron Ramsey, ending a run of four consecutive defeats in accomplished style. Wenger was impressed to see his team show their spirit in adversity but stressed that the tie was far from over, perhaps mindful that his team took a healthy 3-0 lead in the last round against the Swedish team Östersund before under-performing and slipping to a home defeat in the second leg. “We won a game, we are not qualified. We have to finish the job at home. Nothing is ‘chiuso’ [closed] at the moment.
Source:
theguardian
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