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| Arsene Wenger has taken full responsibility for the humiliating defeat at Stamford Bridge |
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Howler! Gibbs mistakenly sent off after Oxlade-Chamberlain handball in the box... despite winger telling Marriner 'It was me!' |
Wenger takes 'full responsibility' for embarrassing 6-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea 6-0 Arsenal: Gunners hit for SIX by rampant Blues on Wenger's 1,000th game as Gibbs is mistakenly sent off after...
Chelsea 6-0 Arsenal: Gunners hit for SIX by rampant Blues on Wenger's 1,000th game as Gibbs is mistakenly sent off after...
Arsene Wenger has described today as 'one of the worst' of his career after he took full responsibility for Arsenal's humiliating 6-0 defeat away to Chelsea.
In Wenger's 1000th match in charge of the club, Arsenal produced an appalling performance to suffer the club's joint heaviest defeat of his reign, with only the 8-2 defeat by Manchester United in 2012 matching the six goal margin inflicted by Jose Mourinho's side on Saturday lunchtime.
'This defeat is my fault, I take full responsibility for it,' Wenger said, in an interview with the BBC, 'I don' t think there's too much need to talk about the mistakes we made. We got a good hiding today.'
'Yes, of course it's one of the worst days [in my
'It's how we respond now on Tuesday night [against Swansea] and the best way is not to explain too much the mistakes.'
Wenger's side were 2-0 down within just seven minutes after goals from Samuel Eto'o and Andre Schurrle before the situation took a dramatic turn for the worse when Kieran Gibbs was sent off in the 17th minute in controversial circumstances.
Referee Andre Marriner believed that the left-back had handled to block Eden Hazard's effort on goal but it was in fact Gibbs' team-mate Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who was the guilty party. The England midfielder even admitted to Marriner that it was himself who should have been penalised, saying: 'Ref, it was me!', but the official remained unflinching in his conviction, ordering the defender from the field.
. It's over after 20 minutes and it's a long game after that. You don't prepare all week to experience that kind of experience.'
In Wenger's 1000th match in charge of the club, Arsenal produced an appalling performance to suffer the club's joint heaviest defeat of his reign, with only the 8-2 defeat by Manchester United in 2012 matching the six goal margin inflicted by Jose Mourinho's side on Saturday lunchtime.
'This defeat is my fault, I take full responsibility for it,' Wenger said, in an interview with the BBC, 'I don' t think there's too much need to talk about the mistakes we made. We got a good hiding today.'
'Yes, of course it's one of the worst days [in my
'It's how we respond now on Tuesday night [against Swansea] and the best way is not to explain too much the mistakes.'
Wenger's side were 2-0 down within just seven minutes after goals from Samuel Eto'o and Andre Schurrle before the situation took a dramatic turn for the worse when Kieran Gibbs was sent off in the 17th minute in controversial circumstances.
Referee Andre Marriner believed that the left-back had handled to block Eden Hazard's effort on goal but it was in fact Gibbs' team-mate Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who was the guilty party. The England midfielder even admitted to Marriner that it was himself who should have been penalised, saying: 'Ref, it was me!', but the official remained unflinching in his conviction, ordering the defender from the field.
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| Wenger thinks Marriner did not see the incident |
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| Kieran Gibbs was sent off mistakenly by referee Andre Marriner - it was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who handled |
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