Wenger: 'We are proud of the response that we showed'

Last updated : 01 March 2015 By Chris

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"It was vital for us, for the rest of the season, to win the game today. What was very important was that we had a mentally united response and we showed that. We are proud of the response that we showed.

"Our defensive concentration was at a much higher level than on Wednesday night.

"We know that we can do better with the ball, but overall what was important for us was to respond with a win.

"We got it and not everybody can produce that after such a disappointment."

"I can understand that we got this kind of criticism after the game because it looked like that, but it's not permanent. It can sometimes be occasional that not everybody is focused on the right things in the game.

"I believe that we wanted to make the difference too much in the first game against Monaco and forgot our basics to defend as a unit.

"Today we came back to our basics and that was very important to find our confidence back."