ARSENE Wenger has apologized to Arsenal fans for the club’s humiliating defeat at Old Trafford on Sunday.
The Gunners conceded eight goals for the first time since 1896 in a catastrophic 2-8 loss at Manchester United. It was a result that prompted extreme criticism on TV from Alan Hansen and Gary Neville, in addition to Gunners’ former players, Lee Dixon and Paul Merson, who all accused Wenger's team of lacking even the most basic defensive cohesion.
The Gunners conceded eight goals for the first time since 1896 in a catastrophic 2-8 loss at Manchester United. It was a result that prompted extreme criticism on TV from Alan Hansen and Gary Neville, in addition to Gunners’ former players, Lee Dixon and Paul Merson, who all accused Wenger's team of lacking even the most basic defensive cohesion.
Wenger has insisted that he would not walk away from what is clearly a massive job to rebuild the confidence of a club that is yet to find replacements for Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri, and has collected just a single point from its three Premier League games so far.
The Arsenal boss has pledged to try and find some new players ahead of the transfer window closing tomorrow night. However, for now, the best he can do is say sorry. Wenger told Arsenal World: "The fans do not want to see their team like that.
The Arsenal boss has pledged to try and find some new players ahead of the transfer window closing tomorrow night. However, for now, the best he can do is say sorry. Wenger told Arsenal World: "The fans do not want to see their team like that.
"We can only apologise and come back in our strength and desire in the next game. Big scores are humiliating and difficult to swallow but I don't think they have a special meaning. They are always under special circumstances."
For Wenger, those special circumstances were a lengthy injury list, which robbed him of the services of Jack Wilshere, Thomas Vermaelen and Bacary Sagna, among others, plus the suspensions of Alex Song, Gervinho and Alex Frimpong.
Yet others see that as window dressing. Indeed, some see the scale of Arsenal's defeat yesterday as a positive because it will force the club's hierarchy to take a long, hard look at the future direction of a club that has gone six years without a trophy and already seems incapable of mounting a championship challenge this term.
Confirmation that South Korean forward, Park Chu-young, will arrive from Monaco in a £10 million deal did not do much to lessen the anger around the Emirates Stadium. Supporters remain mystified as to why Arsenal did not make an attempt to sign Scott Parker, who is bound for Tottenham.
They are questioning the amount of money being made available by the club's owners given that the much-needed acquisition of Gary Cahill floundered on Friday following a bid claimed to be around £6 million, which Bolton regarded as an insult.
Hope Arsenal can recover from this great fall.
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