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Wenger uncertain over deadline deals
Arsenal's English midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (L) takes the shot which deflects off Newcastle United's Argentinian defender Fabricio Coloccini (3rd R) for Arsenal's opening goal in the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Arsenal at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England, on August 29, 2015. Arsenal won the game 1-0. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFFRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
Football, Oversea's Football Leagues, Sports
August 28, 2015

Wenger uncertain over deadline deals

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits he is unsure whether he will be

able to bring in any more new signings before the end of the transfer

window.

With Tuesday’s deadline approaching, Wenger is under mounting

pressure to bolster his squad in his efforts to add a 14th English title

to the north London club’s collection, 11 years after their most

recent.

Wenger is still looking to strengthen, with a new striker a priority

for a side that scored only its third goal in six hours of Premier

League football this season, and even that was given as a Fabricio

Coloccini own goal in the narrow 1-0 victory at Newcastle on Saturday.

“We are open and we are looking,” said Wenger, who has brought in

only goalkeeper Petr Cech from Chelsea since the end of last season. 

Wenger has developed a reputation as a manager who is not averse to

biding his time to secure a deadline day signing, and he added: “If we

find an exceptional player we will do it, but whether we will do it, at

this stage I don’t know.”

Wenger has a number of players to return from injury, with Jack

Wilshere, Mesut Ozil, Tomas Rosicky and Per Mertesacker all missing from

the starting line-up at St James’ Park as Arsenal maintained their 100

per cent away start to the season ahead of the two-week international

break. 

Their impressive form on the road is in contrast to a return of one point and no goals from their first two home games.

After an eighth successive win over Newcastle, Wenger added: “It was

an important win. We know we will turn it round at home, so it was

important not to drop points away to ensure we weren’t too far behind

the top teams.

“We’ve dropped points at home and that puts you under pressure, but we’ve got six points from two away games which is pleasing.”

An early red card for Newcastle’s Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic

for an over-the-top challenge on midfielder Francis Coquelin proved

pivotal.

With the aid of a deflection off Newcastle skipper Coloccini, Alex

Oxlade-Chamberlain’s second half drive crept in as Arsenal’s pressure

finally told.

Wenger felt Steve McClaren’s side were overly-physical as the hosts

picked up six cautions, and he added: “We showed good patience, we

needed not to rush things and to wait for our chances to come.

“Newcastle made the game quite physical and we had to keep our nerve and not become too aggressive in return.  

“The crowd put pressure on the referee, but I felt it was a red card.

The referee did alright and protected my players as Newcastle wanted to

stop us from playing.

“Mitrovic got a bit overboard, but maybe he was a bit unlucky.” 

It was a view shared by Wenger’s opposite number McClaren, whose side remain without a victory after their first four games.

“The red card was harsh,” Newcastle’s head coach insisted. “It was

more clumsy from Mitrovic, he had his eye on the ball and he stood on

the other player’s foot.

“For me it was a very harsh red card and Moussa Sissoko only got a yellow card for something similar.

“There were too many yellow cards in the game and the referee made a rod for his own back. 

“Our boys are young and innocent, they don’t roll around, they get up and play and maybe we were a victim of that.” 

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