• Arsenal approach derby after 5-1 defeat at Bayern Munich
• ‘This weekend we have a agreeable opportunity to set aside things right’Arsène Wenger has challenged his Arsenal team to react to the jolt of a 5-1 demolition at Bayern Munich with the focus of potential champions. It is,he believes, a hallmark of successful teams to withstand a brutal disappointment and bounce straight back. “That is what is at stake, or to reply,” he says of a return to Premier League action in Sunday’s derby against Tottenham Hotspur.
Arsenal have a habit of responding when a cataclysmic result brings the quality of their squad into doubt. After capitulating on the opening day of the campaign against West Ham his side set aside together a strong sequence of Premier League results to launch themselves up the table. After a diabolical start to the Champions League group Arsenal constructed a home win over Bayern, which may yet be crucial going into the final tie at Olympiakos. Related: Arsène Wenger ‘very concerned’ by Arsenal’s mounting injury list Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com