They face tough fixtures and coming off
the back of a defeat to one of your direct rivals will hurt.
Recognise the improvements and give AFC a break... and do have a bit more class than to rubbish Wenger and the club on
the back of a defeat against consistent finalist in the Cl, the annual runaway winners of the Bundersleague, and arguably Europes top football team....
The Gunners go into tonight's north London derby on
the back of defeats to Dinamo Zagreb and Chelsea.
«It's an opportunity to have a look at a few changes, not because it's off
the back of a defeat but because we have 18 really talented players who are pushing for places.
But it also highlighted Ozil's growing frustration at Arsenal on
the back of another defeat which now leaves them struggling to reach the Champions League places next season which will be a major disappointment.
The league leaders went into the game on
the back of their defeat against Liberty Professionals in Week 6 and needed to return to winning ways.
Two goals in the final 10 minutes at Goodison Park maintained Arsenal's unbeaten start to the season and Wenger feels it was important not to go into Wednesday's crucial Champions League qualifier against Besiktas on
the back of a defeat.
The Toffees may be coming into the Reading game off
the back of a defeat but they can take confidence from their performance against Chelsea at Marine on Wednesday night.
Both sides are coming into the game on
the back of defeats.
On
the back of the defeat to Roma, picking up a trophy was exactly what they needed to shift momentum back in their favour.