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Wojciech Szczesny praises Fulham resilience & insists Arsenal still have the momentum to challenge Manchester City
The young Pole says only some fantastic defending from the Cottagers denied the Gunners a sixth consecutive victory, and sees plenty of positives in his team’s performance
28 Nov 2011 10:48:00
By Liam Twomey
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Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny had only words of praise for Fulham after the visitors’ battling rearguard display held his side to a draw on Saturday.
The Gunners created a number of clear chances but committed defending from the Cottagers, combined with some outstanding saves from Mark Schwarzer, ensured the two teams shared the spoils.
Szczesny believes his side did all they could to win the game, and that credit must go to Fulham for their resilience and discipline.
“Of course, we’re always disappointed not to get three points,” he told reporters. “I thought we played well, our attitude was fantastic.
“Credit to Fulham, they defended fantastically towards the end and Schwarzer made a few fantastic saves. I think we needed a few more minutes to win the game.
“It didn't happen though and we can only praise the team spirit. We finished on a high, which hopefully we can take into the next game.
“We’ve still got the momentum so hopefully we can take that onto the Man City and Wigan games. We are still confident.”
Despite the lacklustre nature of Saturday’s result, Szczesny insists there are plenty of positives for his side to take from their performance, and sees no reason why their climb up the Premier League table cannot continue.
“Let's take the positives because we responded well,” he added. "I told the lads that after the game.
“We were frustrated in the dressing room because we want to win every game.
“But when we calm down a bit we will realise we played really well and looked like the only team that would win.
“You can see from today that we are up for a fight. It's not as beautiful but we got there.
“We lacked a bit of luck in the box, they made some fantastic blocks and clearances. It's not always beautiful but it's effective. Hopefully that will take us further up the table.”
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The Gunners created a number of clear chances but committed defending from the Cottagers, combined with some outstanding saves from Mark Schwarzer, ensured the two teams shared the spoils.
Szczesny believes his side did all they could to win the game, and that credit must go to Fulham for their resilience and discipline.
“Of course, we’re always disappointed not to get three points,” he told reporters. “I thought we played well, our attitude was fantastic.
“Credit to Fulham, they defended fantastically towards the end and Schwarzer made a few fantastic saves. I think we needed a few more minutes to win the game.
“It didn't happen though and we can only praise the team spirit. We finished on a high, which hopefully we can take into the next game.
“We’ve still got the momentum so hopefully we can take that onto the Man City and Wigan games. We are still confident.”
Despite the lacklustre nature of Saturday’s result, Szczesny insists there are plenty of positives for his side to take from their performance, and sees no reason why their climb up the Premier League table cannot continue.
“Let's take the positives because we responded well,” he added. "I told the lads that after the game.
“We were frustrated in the dressing room because we want to win every game.
“But when we calm down a bit we will realise we played really well and looked like the only team that would win.
“You can see from today that we are up for a fight. It's not as beautiful but we got there.
“We lacked a bit of luck in the box, they made some fantastic blocks and clearances. It's not always beautiful but it's effective. Hopefully that will take us further up the table.”
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