Arsène Wenger... happy with the balance between defence and attack
Wenger - Defensive record's gone unnoticed
By Richard Clarke
Arsenal have yet to concede a goal from open play this season.
In nine games, or 810 minutes of competitive action they have only let in two strikes turned in directly from corners (at Fulham and Bolton) plus the penalty at Kyiv.
As yet, Arsenal’s defence has yet to be breached via a move.
“We have defended very well,” Arsène Wenger told Arsenal.com. “It has not been noticed yet but we’ve only conceded those two goals from two corners. In open play we are quite solid. That, for me, is a good response and a good explanation for the team attitude in the squad.”
Last season, Arsenal conceded 31 goals – the highest number of the top four and nine more than champions Manchester United. It was cited by Wenger as a big contributing factor to his side’s failure to hang on to their Premier League lead in the latter stages. But, Wenger being Wenger, his attacking principles will be not compromised to keep his new-found record going.
“What makes me happy at the moment is that we have a good combination of defensive balance and offensive efficiency,” said the Frenchman. “Sometimes when you work on defending better you lose a number of goals.
“But at the moment we are combining the two and it means when everyone puts the effort in we still can be very dangerous going forward.”
[Thursday, September 25, 2008]
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