Arsenal looked slightly jaded in draw at Norwich, says Arsene Wenger
Monday 30 November 2015 08:35, UK
Arsene Wenger says his Arsenal side were "jaded" during the 1-1 draw with Norwich on Super Sunday.
Arsenal fell two points off leaders Manchester City and Leicester City with the draw, and are now waiting on injury news from Alexis Sanchez, Laurent Koscielny and Santi Cazorla.
Arsenal overcame Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 on Tuesday in the Champions League, and Wenger said his side looked physically tired at Carrow Road, particularly in the second half as they looked to regain their lead.
He told Sky Sports: "I think we were a bit jaded physically, we had to dig deep to get our game going and after a good start we dropped and allowed Norwich to come into the game.
"In the second half we tried, had a lot of possession, but you could see that the penetration in the final third was not sharp enough, not decisive enough.
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"Overall we are frustrated because we wanted three points. We were completely [in command in the first half].
"That's why we were frustrated at half-time to let them back in the game with a real naive goal maybe."
Arsenal are now without a Premier League win in three games, and have won just one of their five games in all competitions in November.
Wenger admits he is concerned with the club's form with the Gunners taking just two points from their last three Premier League games, but he is firmly looking ahead to the clash with Sunderland at the Emirates on Saturday.
"Yes of course [there is concern]. But you go through spells like that in a season, we were below par today, but at least we didn't lose.
"It's frustrating but let's get over that spell and focus on the next one."