{"id":9030,"date":"2017-12-16T16:05:49","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T21:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=9030"},"modified":"2017-12-16T16:11:41","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T21:11:41","slug":"arsene-wenger-post-match-goal-gem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2017\/12\/16\/arsene-wenger-post-match-goal-gem\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsene Wenger Post-Match: &#8220;The goal was a gem to watch&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i7joOhrTgFA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>Arsene Wenger Post-Match<\/h1>\n<p>Following Arsenal&#8217;s narrow one-goal win at home against Newcastle, Arsene Wenger addressed several talking points.<\/p>\n<h2>A Win out of Necessity<\/h2>\n<p>Anyone who watched the full 90 minutes will recognise a period of about 15 minutes deep into the second half when Newcastle looked poised to level. They didn&#8217;t, but Arsenal&#8217;s back four were pressed into action.<\/p>\n<p>AW: <em>&#8220;You could see the necessity to win was playing a little bit on the mind of our players.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/arsenal\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal<\/a> have certainly been under pressure. Not having found a way to tilt the score in their favour against Southampton last weekend and then losing a couple of points midweek against West Ham, the club were desperate for three points. Opening up in seventh position entering the weekend, a win was needed to stay in close enough contact with <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/liverpool\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a>, and the surprising <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/burnley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Burnley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>A Hectic Schedule<\/h2>\n<p>In fact, the very hectic schedule was also on Wenger&#8217;s mind.<\/p>\n<p>AW: <em>&#8220;We had three games in six days, playing Sunday-Wednesday-Saturday. And you know in the last one you can be a little soft.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal weren&#8217;t soft in this match per se, but they were also far from emphatic. With 71% possession and 23 shots, only five were on goal. The characterisitic Wenger-style of offence of sharp passing and smooth link-up play was on full display Saturday afternoon. But with what result? A single goal, ableit a brilliant display of football skill, was all that separated the club where it mattered most.<\/p>\n<h2>The Gem of a Goal<\/h2>\n<p>The club got the three points it needed, but it was far from decisive. And &#8220;that&#8221; goal from Mesut \u00d6zil? Wenger described it as a &#8220;<em>gem of a goal&#8230; he took it with decisiveness and it was a fantastic goal.<\/em>&#8221; We tend to agree.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YQDrdgZGY64\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It was an important win, especially with Tottenaham having lost to <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City<\/a>. It creates momentum, and the club can stand with a little more of that.<\/p>\n<p>AW: <em>&#8220;You know how it is, how quickly you are in a crisis nowadays. And we had two away games and two draws it can happen. 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A Win out of Necessity Anyone who watched the full 90 minutes will recognise a period of about 15 minutes deep into the second half when Newcastle looked poised to level. 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