{"id":2104,"date":"2014-02-23T17:11:41","date_gmt":"2014-02-23T17:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africanexaminer.com\/sports\/?p=2104"},"modified":"2014-02-23T17:11:41","modified_gmt":"2014-02-23T17:11:41","slug":"we-are-capable-of-responding-wenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/africanexaminer.com\/sports\/football\/we-are-capable-of-responding-wenger\/","title":{"rendered":"”We Are Capable Of Responding” Wenger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reckons his charges reacted positively to their midweek disappointment in earning a 4-1 victory over Sunderland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wenger’s side were smarting after a gutsy performance against Bayern Munich on Wednesday ended in a 2-0 reverse to the European Champions.<\/p>\n

The Gunners played almost an hour with 10 men in that Champions League clash, but any concern over fatigue against Sunderland was swiftly erased.<\/p>\n

Chelsea and Manchester City both struggled in their matches but like Arsenal took the points, and Wenger concedes the result mattered most.<\/p>\n

“Against Bayern Munich, the target was to have a good performance and a good result. We only had the good performance,” said Wenger.<\/p>\n

“Of course we were very frustrated, but we had to transfer the positives that we got from this game.<\/p>\n

“We have shown today we are capable of responding and that is the most important thing.<\/p>\n

“You see City had a difficult game, Chelsea had a difficult game so you see it is difficult for all the teams at the top, but we did the job well.”<\/p>\n

Wenger also praised the attitude of striker Olivier Giroud, who scored a brace and set up another goal on his return to the team after sitting out the last two games.<\/p>\n

“He gave a great response on the pitch and that’s what you want,” Wenger added.<\/p>\n

“He didn’t talk – he just came back on the pitch, scored goals and gave an assist. There is no better way to show you are a good player.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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