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Wenger: We looked dangerous on every counter-attack

Dear Supporter,

We were under pressure in the first ten to 15 minutes at Wolves but after that I felt we controlled the game. Overall we could have scored many more than four goals.

We know that on every counter-attack we looked dangerous and as soon as we could win the second ball and put it on the ground, we always looked capable of playing through their lines and scoring goals.

I feel that where we were maybe a bit surprising was on set-pieces. We were expected to suffer, not necessarily to score on set pieces, but that’s what happened on the first corner. After that, we controlled the game.

Wolves had their chances on set-pieces but it’s very difficult to predict what would have happened. Overall I still feel that we scored three against Tottenham, four against Alkmaar, four at Wolves and that means we have scored 36 goals in the League. That is not a coincidence. But of course, if Wolves had scored first it would have been much more difficult for us.

People ask questions about our defence and we have a style where everyone goes forward. You cannot have everything in football, but I believe we have a good balance between offense and defence, and as long as we score as many goals as we do, we can accept that.

I gave Aaron Ramsey a full game – it was only his second Premier League start – and he did very well. He’s 18 years old and people forget that. I set him a target to play between 15 and 20 games this year so at some stage when you set a boy a target you give him a chance.

When we play every three days, I rotate it a little bit because I believe we have a real squad of 20 outfield players who are of a fantastic level. You can talk and talk and talk, but you have to do it on the pitch as well and give them a chance. Aaron has improved a lot. He has a tremendous engine and he already has good experience for an 18-year-old player.

This time last year we were already out of the title race but two years ago we were very close to winning it, and people forget that. Last year we were out very early because in 14 games we had lost five. Now it is very different. We are in a strong position because we have a game in hand. Let’s keep strength in our belief, keep humility, and enjoy our game.

I wouldn’t discount Liverpool at the moment though even though they have lost five games. The problem we had last year was that the other contenders had not lost two game. Now everybody has lost two, so the difference with Liverpool is not as big.

Thanks for your continued support.