Senna 735 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expressed disappointment at his side's failure to finish top of their Champions League table after losing 2-1 at Olympiakos.Victory would have seen the Gunners qualify for the last 16 as Group B winners, but they came second and could now face the likes of Barcelona."We have to wait for the draw but we wanted to be first," said Wenger. "We need a good Christmas present."I'm not happy with things in the game but I'm happy with the team's desire."But Olympiakos hit back through Giannis Maniatis and Kostas Mitroglou to ensure the Gunners finished as runners-up.Midfielder Tomas Rosicky put Arsenal ahead and with group leaders Schalke drawing at Montpellier, Wenger's men were set to top their group."We can get a bad draw or less strong team, but you normally get strong teams through anyway now," added Wenger.Arsenal were angry with the decision to award a corner in the build-up to the equaliser, when Paulo Machado's header appeared to hit the post rather than Wojciech Szczesny's hand."It was so obvious that nobody touched the ball," Wenger protested. "You wonder how the fifth referee could not have seen it."Arsenal have now won just four of their last 13 matches in all competitions and host West Brom on Saturday in the Premier League, where the Gunners sit 10th with only 21 points from 15 games.Asked whether he planned to make signings in the upcoming transfer window, Wenger added: "We will see where we stand on 1 January."If everybody is fit we have a strong squad, but in certain areas we are a bit short because we cannot rotate.""For now it is important for us to focus on the domestic championship, forget about the Champions League a little bit and get ourselves back in decent form," said Wenger.Arsenal probably achieved their main CL objective last season by finishing fourth. Yes/no? Also, nice headline, BBC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,775 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Wants to finish first. Plays second string team to achieve it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,874 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 The team they had out should have easily been able to beat a poor Olympiakos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hilts 12,819 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 are they not happy with just qualifying for the last 16? typical English arrogance Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 are they not happy with just qualifying for the last 16? typical English arroganceWhat's arrogant about it? Which team wouldn't hope for the easiest route? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,874 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Which team wouldn't hope for the easiest route?City.Because they would be fucked either way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devlin 222 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 are they not happy with just qualifying for the last 16? typical English arroganceYou're a trumpet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCapone 7,678 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 are they not happy with just qualifying for the last 16? typical English arroganceHe's french Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hilts 12,819 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 He's frenchreally? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBluenose1972 1,405 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 are they not happy with just qualifying for the last 16? typical English arroganceFreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedom Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hilts 12,819 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedomnaw Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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