That's the story of the game, even if it's very frustrating.' They played deep and they defended well, and they got us on the break. And in the end we got caught with basically a unique shot on goal from Crystal Palace.

'We didn't play with enough freedom and flow. We lacked a bit of accuracy in our final ball and as well the change of pace. 'I felt we had 70 percent possession and we didn't make enough of it. It's one of those days where you would like to not do a press conference after the game because it's nothing pleasant,' he said. Yannick Bolasie celebrates scoring Crystal Palace's equaliser on Sunday. Alexis Sanchez had put the team ahead just before half-time, but Yannick Bolasie leveled with a shot from distance in the 82nd minute.Īnd it was a clearly dejected Wenger who had to explain yet another slip-up from his team. This was another frustrating result for Arsenal, who have made something of a habit of giving away leads in games they should have won. But let's not dream and focus on the next game.' For us it will be a fight until the end to stay in the top four. Because everyone is playing well and winning games. 'It's much more about that and to look behind us. I'm more in the kind of mood to repair the mental damage and prepare for the next game,' Wenger said at his postmatch news conference. 'After the game today I'm not in that kind of mood to dream about the championship.

Arsenal are now in fourth place, behind Manchester City on goal difference. That means even Wenger is now more focused on just staying in the top four rather than hoping Leicester will slip up. Having dropped points for the second week in a row following last Saturday's 3-3 draw at West Ham, Arsenal remain 13 points behind leaders Leicester with five games to play. Arsene Wenger says he'll have to repair the 'mental damage' to his players after the team's title chances faded with a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace on Sunday.Īrsenal conceded a late equaliser at the Emirates despite having more than 70 percent possession for the game.

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