Wenger Bangga pada Arsenal meski Tersingkir dari Liga Champions
Wenger Proud but Brave Arsenal Exit Champions League
Editor : Heru S Winarno
Translator : Parulian Manalu
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ARSENE Wenger menyaksikan salah satu penampilan terbaik skuadnya musim ini dari tepi lapangan di Allianz Arena.
Olivier Giroud membuka skor hanya tiga menit setelah kick-off dan Laurent Koscielny menggandakan keunggulan Gunners lima menit sebelum pertandingan berakhir dengan keunggulan Arsenal 2-0, pertandingan mengesankan Arsenal yang menundukkan pemimpin klasemen Bundesliga di kandangnya sendiri.
Dari atas ke bawah, aksi Arsenal sangat trengginas. Pengawalan ketat dari pemain berbakat seperti Arjen Robben, Toni Kroos dan Mario Mandzukic di depan gawang, mampu ditundukkan pemain lapangan tengah, Jack Wilshere untuk menusuk ke pertahanan Munich dan serangan Giroud menjadi ujung tombak Arsenal.
Meskipun skuad asuhannya tampil prima, Wenger tetap tampil dengan ciri khasnya yang marah, menggerutu seraya mencak-mencak menghadapi peluang meraih piala musim ini atau kembali lagi tahun depan, seperti dilansir Mail Online.
Wasit Republik Ceko, Pavel Kralovec tampaknya lagi senang mengeluarkan kartu kuning. Buktinya, enam pemain Arsenal selama laga tersebut mendapat kartu kuning yang membuat temperamen Wenger semakin tinggi.
Setelah pluit akhir berbunyi, Wenger menjawab dengan filosofis bahwa meskipun timnya kalah tapi mereka tampil prima.
"Ini bukti sangat sulit untuk lolos dari Liga Champions bagi siapa pun, terutama ketika setelah kalah di kandang, itu bakal menyulitkan," katanya kepada Sky Sports 2.
"Kami bermain melawan salah satu tim terbaik di Eropa."
'Saya menyesal dari pertandingan leg pertama adalah kami harus kebobolan sehingga tertinggal 2-1 di kandang."
"Anda bisa lihat betapa pentingnya selisih gol tersebut walaupun menang."
ARSENE Wenger watched one of his side's best performances of the season from the sidelines at the Allianz Arena.
Olivier Giroud opened the scoring after just three minutes and Laurent Koscielny doubled the visiting Gunners' lead five minutes from time to help Arsenal to a memorable 2-0 win against runaway Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich in their own back yard.
From top to bottom, Arsenal were a class act. Their defence kept mercurial talents such as Arjen Robben, Toni Kroos and Mario Mandzukic at bay; a midfield lacking talisman Jack Wilshere won the battle in the centre of the park; and Giroud spearheaded each dangerous Arsenal attack.
Despite this miraculous display by his side, Wenger seethed, fumed and eventually exploded with rage as he watched his chance to break his trophy drought disappear from the sidelines for yet another year.
The Czech referee Pavel Kralovec was trigger happy with the yellow cards. Booking a total of six Arsenal players during an at times ill tempered affair.
But, ultimately, after the final whistle Wenger was philosophical in defeat after watching his players put in a frankly remarkable shift.
'It's very difficult to go out of the Champions League for anybody, especially when you lose at home, you make it difficult for yourself,' he told Sky Sports 2.
'We played against one of the best teams in Europe.
'The spirit and the performance was there we had a great go.
'My regret from first game is that we conceded a cheap goal in the last five minutes when we could lose 2-1 at home.
'You can see how important that goal was tonight.'
