2010-02-22: Arsenal 2 - 0 Sunderland

Wenger: We'll fight for our title dream

Dear Arsenal Supporter,

The team have the title in mind right now, don't worry, and the victory over Sunderland on Saturday only helped that ambition.

But, at the same time, we know have two fights on our hands. One is to get away from the teams in the fourth, fifth and sixth positions, and the other is to get as close as possible to the top.

At the moment, the team is focused and wants to do well. They certainly responded positively at the weekend to the disappointment of Wednesday night. That is all you can ask.

I was very happy with the players on Saturday. We had a good pace in the first half. You could see that it was important to have a squad where you can rotate. The players who did not play on Wednesday night were sharp. We had given a lot physically at Porto and, in the second half on Saturday, you could see that. But we were still focused.

Sunderland fought for their lives. They man-marked us everywhere and didn't give us any room. It was a very difficult game for us. That is why I believe it is important for us not to dream, but to be realistic and focused like we were on Saturday. That is a good basis to go forward.

We didn't talk about Manchester United's defeat at Everton before the game. I don't even know if the players knew about it. We know we just have to win our games and that is what we tried to do.

Our run-in is said to be easier than others, but I believe we still have difficult games. For example, we go to Stoke City this weekend, and we know that is going to be another tough challenge for us.

But we promised ourselves to give our best in every game until the end of the season. Then our pride will be being able to say 'we went as far as we could'.

Thanks for your support.


Arsène Wenger