Wenger:This win shows we are matured tactically

Source:Arsenal.com

"West tried to lift the ball and go for the direct way. We were a little bit cautious. We had a little apprehension because we lost last year. At the start we played with the handbrake a little bit. Then we scored the goal and in the second half we put the ball down.

I think the game yesterday was balanced,with both teams have equal chances and attacking opportunities.And yes,if we lost to a team sometime ago,you tend to be scared when we play against the same team sometime later.Persie's goal was because Persie was clever enough to be suddenly came from behind and headed for Gunners lead.

In second-half on the other hand,I think that West Ham dominate more for first 20 minutes of 2nd half.I don't think Gunners had any domination in that game.As I said before,both teams had same possession and chances to score.But Gunners have been more stable for attacks as well as defense.This is the 2nd time I saw how Gunners defend this season;but it's quite the same with the way we defend against Blackburn but we made more counter-attacking now than the game against Rovers.

"We had a lot to deal with in the air with the long ball and with the second ball, so it was important for us to keep the pace of the game high. It is natural to slow the game down when the ball goes in the air. At half time we had to say 'Ok let's up the pace and play more than we did in the first half'. I think that shows the team is maturing tactically."

In EPL,we must deal with that.Physical play,high balls and long balls,referees errors etc.The latter one must be dealt by all teams in this world;not only EPL teams.To be great we must overcome problems opposed to us.Same goes to us in our life,we must overcome problems to be great.

The pace in second-half was getting higher really,with more dangerous attacks from both teams.Thats make the game more interesting to watch for.

"I don't think Hleb will play on Tuesday because he cannot walk properly at the moment."

This is very bad news to us;this means he could not feature in UCL game against Steaua.He had just injured before and now he will have to miss more games.

I will post my EPL analysis tomorrow.

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