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| Wenger proud after draw with CSKA | Wenger proud after draw with CSKA |
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| Arsene Wenger said Arsenal's performance against CSKA Moscow might have been their best in the Champions League in his time as manager. | Arsene Wenger said Arsenal's performance against CSKA Moscow might have been their best in the Champions League in his time as manager. |
| Arsenal missed a multitude of chances as the match finished goalless. | Arsenal missed a multitude of chances as the match finished goalless. |
| But afterwards Wenger said: "The team played exceptionally well - maybe the best Champions League game since I have been here. | But afterwards Wenger said: "The team played exceptionally well - maybe the best Champions League game since I have been here. |
| "The team played very well but we did not take our chances early on and then there is big pressure on the next one." | "The team played very well but we did not take our chances early on and then there is big pressure on the next one." |
| News conference: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger | News conference: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger |
| Arsenal now have a home game at the end of November against bottom-of-the-table Hamburg, who are without a point after losing 3-1 at home to Porto, Arsenal's final opponents in Group G. | Arsenal now have a home game at the end of November against bottom-of-the-table Hamburg, who are without a point after losing 3-1 at home to Porto, Arsenal's final opponents in Group G. |
| The Gunners had 24 shots on goal and Tomas Rosicky was guilty of the most glaring miss - failing to put the ball into an empty net from three yards. | The Gunners had 24 shots on goal and Tomas Rosicky was guilty of the most glaring miss - failing to put the ball into an empty net from three yards. |
| But numerous team-mates also spurned good chances as Arsenal missed the opportunity to move to the top of Group G. | But numerous team-mates also spurned good chances as Arsenal missed the opportunity to move to the top of Group G. |
| "We should have won by five, six or even seven," said Wenger. | "We should have won by five, six or even seven," said Wenger. |
| Normally, you win this sort of game 7-0 Arsene Wenger | Normally, you win this sort of game 7-0 Arsene Wenger |
| "People will feel frustrated by the result but for me it is the best in the Champions League we have played since I've been here. | "People will feel frustrated by the result but for me it is the best in the Champions League we have played since I've been here. |
| "Normally, you win this sort of game 7-0 - or maybe 7-1 because CSKA had a chance as well but I still feel there is a lot of positives for the team. | "Normally, you win this sort of game 7-0 - or maybe 7-1 because CSKA had a chance as well but I still feel there is a lot of positives for the team. |
| "We were not guilty of trying to score the perfect goal this time. | "We were not guilty of trying to score the perfect goal this time. |
| "We dominated this Moscow team by miles and created clear-cut chances. There was a division of difference between the two teams but we have to take the result. | "We dominated this Moscow team by miles and created clear-cut chances. There was a division of difference between the two teams but we have to take the result. |
| "Yet, I still feel that this team has great potential and it is how we mature in the coming months that will decide whether we win a trophy." | "Yet, I still feel that this team has great potential and it is how we mature in the coming months that will decide whether we win a trophy." |
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| "It will be difficult but there are still so many positives for us to take from this performance. I am convinced one day we will play far less well than that and score four, five, six goals. | "It will be difficult but there are still so many positives for us to take from this performance. I am convinced one day we will play far less well than that and score four, five, six goals. |
| "We need to keep the belief. It is nothing to do with the new pitch. It is much more simple than that. We need to put the ball in the net. | "We need to keep the belief. It is nothing to do with the new pitch. It is much more simple than that. We need to put the ball in the net. |
| "But our crowd were great tonight. It was a great crowd, a great performance and a bad result." | "But our crowd were great tonight. It was a great crowd, a great performance and a bad result." |