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Arsene Wenger in the spotlight following yet another capitulation by the team in a big game....
"It's difficult to accept but easy to explain because we were poor offensively and defensively. We delivered an off-the mark performance and that is why we were well beaten. We were naive."

"It was not just Rooney who gave us problems. We gave them too much room everywhere. Rooney took advantage of it. We conceded two goals from a corner for us and it turned into a goal for them. It was our positioning that was wrong.

"It is a massive blow and a massive disappointment but we have to recover from that. It is part of top Premier football. The players are really down."

"They played well and we were completely not at our level. There are some mental reasons. Next Sunday we have to focus on delivering a different performance. Today we were never close in our marking. You do not win big games like that.

"We need to deliver something special now to stay in the race. I am conscious of that."

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Arsene's post match comments at Villa Park...
"I believe we dropped two points because we had clear chances, but it was a very difficult game. They stopped us from playing when we had the ball and when they had the ball. They played a very long ball game, closed us down and it was very difficult for us.

"We know when you come here what you get and we were not disappointed. Villa play a very efficient English game with long balls and they are very physical. They did it very well and are a good side when counter-attacking."

FA Cup 4th Round Stoke - Arsenal

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Arsene defends his selection....
"The game was more physical than technical, and physically they were stronger than us in a very simple game. We were exposed to a fight, and some of our players were a bit young and could not cope with it.

"I do not regret the side I put out, I did not have much choice. We had 10 injuries and a very difficult programme coming up. Our selection was simple, take a look at our schedule and you must see we cannot play the same 11 every time. That is for sure.

"But if you do not win in such situations, it is my fault. I can only stand by the team I selected in the circumstances, we lost but there was not much room for manoeuvre in terms of players available."

"Were they better than us? Let's say they were more dangerous than us. That is a very important factor in winning games. They do not give me nightmares, you get no surprises when you play at Stoke. You know what to expect, but as the game went on they looked stronger and stronger in one-on-one battles."

"I wanted to avoid a replay, that is why I sent on three experienced substitutes all together. And yes, it worked, didn't it. We have not got a replay!

"We have four very important games now in a short space of time, that is what we are focusing on.

"I wanted to win the game, and the cup. We didn't want to go out, but it was the sort of game that had we played at home we would probably have got away with it, but away from home it was a bit more difficult."

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Arsene speaks after 'Bolton - The Return'...

"We had two difficult games against Bolton with a new manager, two cup games almost, and our mental and physical strength was tested again tonight. We are certainly much more physically resistant.

"You cannot find a team better than Bolton in doing what they did tonight - they marked us man to man, didn't give us an inch of space. Physically, you are never better tested than against Bolton."

"I am sorry if the tackle was not good, and I apologise. However, to complain that we went on to play, I think that is unfair. The players did not even know what was happening behind them, whether the player has got up again or not.

"I don't believe you can kick the ball out every time a player is down when you win the ball. That is why they changed the rules.

"Remember Everton: I did not think they should have kicked the ball out, and it was a much more obvious situation. I said it was okay and they might have gone 3-1 up."

"We got some tackles, some big ones, but we had to cope with it. I am sorry if it is a foul, but it didn't look dirty from outside."

"...Now we have a chance so let's go"

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Goal:Fabregas '28, Merida '78

Arsene's first Post-Bolton comments of the week, talking about that man Fabregas...

"If you watched the game it is difficult to say how much we have missed him but you don't need to explain to anyone that it is important. I do not see all the games but what is very interesting for us is Cesc gets stronger and stronger and has more personality on the pitch, like the whole team.

"He grows. He will be 23 this year - he is just starting."

"Sometimes it looked, from the outside, that he got harshly treated. That is linked with gifted players. It is difficult to take the ball off them but he is the guy who touches the ball more than anyone else so it is not illogical the opposition should try to stop him playing.

"We expected a fully-committed Bolton team and we were not disappointed. They gave absolutely everything and put us under pressure a lot but we tried to put the ball down and play, sometimes it worked very well during spells in the first half.

"I expected them to drop a little bit at the beginning of the second half as we dropped our level but they had a period for 20 minutes when they had chances and looked dangerous because we lost too many balls in midfield.

"It was important for us not to get to the last 15 minutes only one goal up and the second goal killed the game."

"We are a big club and it happened last year, in October and November, that we were not fighting for the championship. Now we have a chance so let's go."

"We are in a quite interesting position where nobody expected us to be. When the season started we were not all convinced in our squad that we could be where we are today."

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Arsene's post-Everton comments...

"We played against a very good Everton team who for most of the game was more dangerous and sharper than us. At the end of the day we dropped two points, but looking at the game we gained one point because we were closer to losing the game than to winning it.

"We got the point because we had the spirit and the desire, but we didn't find our game today. We had problems technically and because Everton stopped us from playing and in midfield they were dominant."

Rosicky's late strike is an important goal because it shows the spirit of the team right until the last minute. With three minutes to go Everton had three or four corners and we didn't get out of the box. At that time I would have signed for a point.

"But we kept going and in the end we got that point which rewards the efforts we produced. We didn't produce the quality we are used to in our team play, we were a little bit flat, but the spirit was there."

West Ham United 1 Arsenal 2: Ed's header sees Arsenal heading for the 4th Round

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