on a poor start to the season
"I feel it was a game a little bit like Villa and Man
City, we had always the ball. The teams refuse to come out and play
and we put ourselves in trouble because we are 1-0 down every time.
That gave ourselves a mountain to climb. Every time we made a
defensive mistake and, from then on it's the usual game - you
have always the ball, they are a bit lucky, have a good keeper and
we lack sharpness because half the team has been away."
on reasons for Arsenal's current form
"I still feel we are playing better in every game but we
just cannot finish off the teams. One reason - the main reason - is
maybe a little bit physical. The second is we give the other team
confidence by being one goal down. The third reason is we are not
completely used to how to use our pitch."
on William Gallas
"Overall, [he did] well. You could see that sometimes he was
in trouble and he used well his experience. But sometimes he
was a bit hesitating to cross the ball with his left foot. But
overall I think he played well, he's not completely ready to
play in this position. Centre back would suit him better because he
has physically he lacks a few games."
on the visit to Manchester United
"Let's focus on Europe. If we get a good result in Hamburg
we'll go in good condition to Man Utd."
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