Wenger - Why Euro exits could influence the title race

• turbo_drift

  1 May 07, 20:28

  Arsène Wenger believes the 'grieving process' of Champions League elimination could yet play a part in the destiny of the Premiership title.
  
  Manchester United and Chelsea have been jostling for position in a two-horse race since the start of the season, and United have the edge after coming from behind to beat Everton while Bolton drew at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
  
  Chelsea take a one-goal advantage to Anfield for the second leg of their Champions League Semi-Final tonight while United defend a 3-2 lead against AC Milan at the San Siro on Wednesday. Speaking before the weekend's games, Wenger argued that an adverse result in Europe could have repercussions back home.
  
  "I tell you something. The team that goes out of the Champions League now — whether it’s Man United or Chelsea or Liverpool — they will have a little dip because it’s like losing someone from your family. You need time to recover from that," he said.
  
  "The team who goes out will suffer in the championship. That is for sure."
  
  Wenger speaks from experience. Arsenal suffered a dip after PSV Eindhoven knocked his team out of the Champions League in March and, back in 2004, they needed a momentous effort from Thierry Henry to stay on course for the title after stumbling against Liverpool at Highbury.
  
  "We went out to Chelsea in the Quarter-Final [of the Champions League] and the game after we were wobbling in the first half like a boxer, against Liverpool," reflected Wenger.
  
  "Thierry Henry made something special in the second half and saved us. If we had lost that game we could still have lost the league to Chelsea."
• Patrik

  1 May 07, 20:32

  
  What's new?
• turbo_drift

  1 May 07, 20:33

  What's new?? Dreaming la..
• Patrik

  1 May 07, 20:45

  
  Everytime i think there is no news of Arsenal,Wenger will pop out frmo nowhere with his thoughts.
  
• felirox

  2 May 07, 18:30

  Originally posted by Patrik:

  
  Everytime i think there is no news of Arsenal,Wenger will pop out frmo nowhere with his thoughts.
  

  isnt that great? at least he keeps us from being bored? hahaha
• Bontakun

  2 May 07, 18:54

  So...... Chelsea out now means dip in form in EPL? Den if manu oso out, oso dip in form in EPL?
• turbo_drift

  2 May 07, 18:56

  I don't know.. It's all depends on Ferguson...
  
  Cheers..