defensively
Wenger – Even without Vermaelen we still had a good defence
Arsene Wenger has admitted that he expected Thomas Vermaelen to be available for the second half of this season, and he agrees with hindsight that he could have tried to buy a replacement if he had known that his centre-back would have had further setb…
Ancelotti – We played well defensively (but won 6-0!)
Carlo Ancelotti didn’t think that his Chelsea team did anything else other than a normal days work despite winning 6-0 in their opening Premier League game against West Brom, and he even praised the strikers for being active in the defence!
“Didier did a fantastic job,” said Ancelotti. “Not just because he scored but he worked [...]
Arsenal to sign a player soon – Koscielny or Schwarzer?
Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Arsenal are close to making a signing but he refuses to say who it is, as he prefers to keep it a ’secret’.
“Nothing has been done yet but I expect something will be done quite soon on that front, on the defensive front. We will sign a player soon,” Wenger [...]