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Hull pull off Emirates miracle. After defeat to Hull City, Arsene Wenger had few words to say when asked about celebrating his 12th anniversary as Arsenal manager.
Wenger on his 12 years: Nothing to celebrate.
ARSENAL'S OAPs will be resting on their Zimmer frames after being given the runaround by Hull.
The Premier League new-boys handed the Gunners just their second defeat at the Emirates.
Geovanni and Daniel Cousin struck to give Hull the points as they fought back from a Paul McShane own goal.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger brought back his stars, dubbed 'Old Arsenal Players', following his kids' Carling Cup success in midweek.
But Wenger admitted his side did not want victory as much as Hull as they conceded top spot to Chelsea.
EAR EAR ... Geovanni gestures after netting his spectacular equaliser at the Emirates
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Arsenal suffered a sucker punch by Hull last night... They were leading then suddenly, 2 great goals in quick succession caught them off guard... Full credit to Hull for the way they played... They didn't hide behind, they just kept going at the gunners right till the end.
This upset by Hull must be one of the biggest in this season's premiership so far cos the Gunners hardly gets beaten especially at the Emirates...
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Originally posted by zocoss:
Arsenal suffered a sucker punch by Hull last night... They were leading then suddenly, 2 great goals in quick succession caught them off guard... Full credit to Hull for the way they played... They didn't hide behind, they just kept going at the gunners right till the end.
This upset by Hull must be one of the biggest in this season's premiership so far cos the Gunners hardly gets beaten especially at the Emirates...
warning for chelsea @ stamford bridge
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Angry Arsene Wenger vows to wield the axe
Arsène Wenger has vowed to make wholesale changes to his side for tomorrow’s Champions League tie against Porto after condemning a performance that he claims left him feeling physically sick. The Arsenal manager was as angry as he has been in 12 years at the club after Saturday’s shock 2-1 home defeat by Hull City and took the highly unusual step of publicly criticising his players.
Wenger stopped short of naming individuals, but left his side in no doubt that they had underperformed after subjecting them to an hour-long dressing-down after the final whistle.
“There will be changes on Tuesday, certainly,” Wenger said. “I will see how many, but there will be changes. There were enough ingredients today to make me physically sick.
“What we delivered today was not good enough and we know that. What was the most disappointing is that we were 1-0 in front and still lost the game, after having struggled in the first half to score.”
Arsenal missed the chance to return to the top of the Barclays Premier League by losing their second match of the season, leading Wenger to question his players’ commitment. “We were not at the level we should have been,” he said. “I believe that’s more down to the mental side than anything technical. If we had had the same level of commitment as Hull, we would have won the game, as the technical advantage is with us.
“I don’t know if they were complacent, it’s difficult to say. Are they subconsciously thinking, ‘It’s OK, we will do it.’ It can happen. But where we are guilty is after a difficult first half, we went 1-0 up and then let it go again.”
Gallas denied accusations of complacency, but conceded that a dramatic improvement is needed if Arsenal are to achieve anything this season. “I don’t think we were complacent and I hope not because if we think like this, we will not go anywhere,” he said. “The players were ready to play a strong game, we were not lucky and we have to work more and try to stay in the fourth position.
“We didn’t know them Hull very well, but they showed the character, they showed they can play football. They were very strong and we were not strong enough, so we have to forget that game and think about the next game on Tuesday.”
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