15 defeats but the same set of excuses from Arsenal

FC Koln A Nov 23, 1-0

Key points: Unlucky.

“I cannot fault the preparation or the concentration of the players.” Wenger.

Manchester United H Dec 2, 3-1

Key points: Difficult to swallow, unlucky, made mistakes.

“When you see the potential we have and in the end the way we started at the back is very difficult to swallow. Again, we made a huge mistake and gave them the third goal.” Wenger.

“It is an unlucky game, but we need to make sure that when we create chances in a big game we score and don’t make mistakes.” Cech.

Nottingham Forest A Jan 7 4-2

Key points: Made mistakes.

“That’s why it’s disappointing. During the game, we repeated the same mistakes. That’s where we are guilty today. Once, twice, three times – at that level, you cannot afford that.” Wenger.

Bournemouth A Jan 14, 2-1

Key points: Made mistakes, surprising mistakes, unlucky.

“We made mistakes that were not even forced by their qualities, just because we made bad decisions. Overall, it’s very frustrating that we come out down from the stand and wonder how did we lose this game. I don’t really know how.” Wenger.

“I would say we gave the game away today with mistakes. It was not attitude, because our attitude was spot on.” Wenger.

“I am surprised by the kind of mistakes we made today. It’s very unusual and very difficult to explain.” Wenger.

“We made two very surprising mistakes that were not even forced errors, it was just a lack of decision-making and overall you come out of the game thinking: how did we lose the game?” Wenger.

“It’s very frustrating and very disappointing result for us, especially when you are 1-0 up and we made mistakes in areas where you wonder where they come from.” Wenger.

“In that one, we were a bit unlucky. They rode their luck, they worked very hard all day and in the end, they got a big reward. Hopefully we will manage to get the ready for the next one, win it and kick from there.” Cech.