Spurs 2 - 1 Arsenal ; Wenger admits title chances are over
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits his team's title chances are over after defeat against bitter rivals Tottenham
Frustration: Arsene Wenger could hardly bear to watch as his Arsenal side lost at White Hart Lane
Arsene Wenger cut a forlorn figure as the Arsenal boss conceded his side lacked the maturity to win the title.
Danny Rose’s wonder 30-yard strike followed by a 47th-minute second from Gareth Bale was too much for the Gunners despite a late consolation from Nicklas Bendtner.
And Wenger admitted his players were second best as Spurs clinched their first league north London derby win in 11 years.
Wenger said: ‘We lost a game we couldn’t afford to lose in the title race and that shows we are not mature enough. If you want to win a championship you can’t lose this type of game.
‘A point tonight was not good enough. We wanted to win. We are six points behind (Chelsea) and we’ll continue to fight, but this makes it very, very difficult.
‘As long as it’s not mathematically impossible, it’s not impossible.
Our job is to fight and we will do that. All credit to Spurs — they defended very well. If Tottenham want to fight for the Champions League they can show they have the quality to do it (by beating Chelsea on Saturday).’
For 19-year-old Rose, who was playing his first Barclays Premier League match, it was a night he will never forget. His stunning left-foot strike had Spurs boss Harry Redknapp drooling.
Redknapp said: ‘It was an amazing goal for Danny. He’s a young kid and I gave him a first chance tonight. He tweaked his ligament just before half-time so I had to take him off, but he’s full of running and that was a wonder strike. He will never forget that.’
Even Wenger said: ‘Their first goal was one in a million. It gave them confidence and gave them the start to then defend very well.’
The win keeps Tottenham in the hunt for fourth place, one point behind Manchester City and the all-important Champions League spot.
Stunning strike: Danny Rose fires home Tottenham's opener at White Hart Lane
Redknapp added: ‘We are still in there. It’s going to be hard but we are still in there. We have a very difficult run-in, starting against Chelsea, but we are still on track and we have got a big chance.’
For Spurs, it was the perfect response to Sunday’s 2-0 FA Cup semi-final defeat by Portsmouth. Redknapp said: ‘I thought it was a really good London derby, competitive and played in a great spirit.
‘We worked very hard and lifted ourselves after a very difficult day on Sunday. To come out and turn in a performance like that was great.’
Tottenham captain Ledley King added: ‘It was a massive game, coming off such a disappointing result in the Cup.
Pure joy: Danny Rose celebrates after scoring for Spurs against Arsenal
Party time: Michael Dawson leaps on the back of hero keeper Heurelho Gomes at the final whistle
‘It was a good time to play Arsenal. We didn’t have a time to dwell on the Cup — we had to make sure we were right for this.We’ve seen the table. It’s a big, big result for us. We feel like we can beat anybody — now we have to do that against Chelsea.
‘We have quality in the squad so, if we perform like that, why can’t we (get fourth place)?’
Robin van Persie, playing his first match for five months after rupturing his ankle ligaments on international duty with Holland, came on after 67 minutes.
The striker tested Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes with a left-foot volley after 80 minutes and came desperately close to beating the Brazilian three minutes later with a curling left-foot free kick.
Wenger said: ‘Van Persie looked sharp and dangerous when he came on and he transformed our game because, apart from that, we were not efficient up front.’
Only a string of saves from Gomes late on prevented Arsenal from scoring an equaliser.
King said: ‘He’s one of the best in the world at the moment. Time and time again he’s there for us.’
Gomes added: ‘We now have a chance (to get fourth place).’
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facepalm gunners haha, spurs and city for 4th and 5th place
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its over before this match.
there is still a chance of them finishing 2nd.
this weekend is critical.
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ARSENE WENGER last night admitted Arsenal's title bid is dead.
He threw in the towel after 19-year-old Danny Rose's wonder strike set up a dramatic Tottenham derby win.
The midfielder blasted home a stunning, 30-yard volley just 10 minutes into his league debut.
And a 47th-minute Gareth Bale goal left Arsenal six points behind Chelsea with four games to go.
Danny Rose, on his league debut, put a great big thorn in the side of Arsenal's title hopes with a stunning 30-yard volley which set Spurs on the road to a famous victory.
But it was Heurelho Gomes who came up smelling of roses at the end with a string of brilliant saves - three of them denying Arsenal supersub Robin van Persie.
In doing so, Gomes ensured Spurs registered a first league win against the Gunners in 21 attempts stretching back to 1999 - and maintained their challenge for the fourth Champions League qualifying spot.
There was a time when Gomes was the laughing stock of the Premier League as he flapped around his penalty area and was tipped for the axe as soon as manager Harry Redknapp took over.
Neither Redknapp, nor the Spurs fans who cheered Gomes off the field last night, could ever have imagined the Brazilian would become a cult hero.
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siao liao..... kan cheong liaoz
Spurs v Chelsea next!!!!!!!
Man C v Man Utd !!!!!
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haiz
onli is we can win tis
nvm
good luck on spurs on taking 4th place
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Arsenal had the easiest run in and yet they are the first to go under... I think this season's will be their best chance like Pool's last season... Next year no hope liao with City and Spurs coming up strongly...
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Originally posted by Y_Shun:
siao liao..... kan cheong liaoz
Spurs v Chelsea next!!!!!!!
Man C v Man Utd !!!!!
Predict Spurs and Man U can win!!! -
Originally posted by Y_Shun:
siao liao..... kan cheong liaoz
Spurs v Chelsea next!!!!!!!
Man C v Man Utd !!!!!
looking forward to it.
2 teams fighting for 4th versus the other 2 fighting for the title.
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Sack ARSENE WENGER he has given time to make arsenal better but year in year out he fail to do it I hope the new share owners comming in next will bring in a new start and if possible new manager Jose Mourinho !!!!
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its not wenger's fault but the owners.
they are more concerned about the debts than trophies.
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Originally posted by wsy1234:
Sack ARSENE WENGER he has given time to make arsenal better but year in year out he fail to do it I hope the new share owners comming in next will bring in a new start and if possible new manager Jose Mourinho !!!!
troll
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Modric and Gomez played awesome.. Gomez was on drugs i think lol.
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I saw the first spurs goal... it was like AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
Then I knew arsenal would probably lose, so i went to sleep... and yes indeed they did lose.
Firstly, arsenal's "spine" is damn weak. Almunia, Silvestre and Denilson??? That is the weakest combination we can get.
When i saw vermaelen hopped off and silvestre to replace him, thats it already. Even though sol campbell was on fire, and did great, but with silvestre anything can happen.
Denilson is the worst player in the first half, drawing unneccessary fouls, mis passing the balls, ball watching, he simply sucks to the max!!!!
Arsenal would never win the title this season. Maybe next season they will be a force, but they need better defenders than silvestre, and younger faster ones too. In defensive midfield, buy another dfn mid, other than song. Stop relying on skinny ones like denilson (not everyone is a flamini). We need a tough one in the middle of the park.
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FUCK,LIVERPOOL TRULY SCREWED.FUCK LIVERPOOL.FUCK YNWA.FUCK POOLMAN
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Originally posted by HeiHao:
Modric and Gomez played awesome.. Gomez was on drugs i think lol.
yes Gomez was great, he pulled some really really world class saves against rvp. its not that arsenal arent trying, but their goalie was on form. -
Originally posted by brokenluv:
yes Gomez was great, he pulled some really really world class saves against rvp. its not that arsenal arent trying, but their goalie was on form.arsenal only started trying in the last 20mins.
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Originally posted by stellazio:
arsenal only started trying in the last 20mins.
yeah.. rvp single handedly -
Originally posted by wsy1234:
Sack ARSENE WENGER he has given time to make arsenal better but year in year out he fail to do it I hope the new share owners comming in next will bring in a new start and if possible new manager Jose Mourinho !!!!
In Arsene we trust..
Dont worry, next year will surely surely be our year.. The young players have matured another year older... Surely liao... no doubt we can win it next year... Before we all know it.. and in a twinkle of an eye... more years have been added to the 5 trophyless years.. =_=
Surely... liao next year... surely.. liao... -
Originally posted by JusStatic:
In Arsene we trust..
Dont worry, next year will surely surely be our year.. The young players have matured another year older... Surely liao... no doubt we can win it next year... Before we all know it.. and in a twinkle of an eye... more years have been added to the 5 trophyless years.. =_=
Surely... liao next year... surely.. liao...
i believe they can.they shld keep campbell for his xp.
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Originally posted by TIB657M:
Predict Spurs and Man U can win!!!
I dun tink Man u can win it tat easily....Definitely City wld give a hard fight.They cant get past City tat easily.Lets jus wait and see wat happens....