Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists that his side will recover from the “nerves” they suffered in their opening-day Premier League defeat by West Ham.

The Gunners lost 2-0 at home on Sunday, despite dominating the game with having 62% of possession and 22 shots.
Goals from Sahko and Zarate ensured the Hammers’ win in what was a brilliant win for Arsenal’s London rivals.

“We will respond to that accident.” Wenger said.

“The players were maybe too nervous and put too much pressure on themselves. Today we have been hurt mentally and it is a good opportunity to respond.”

“We were not convincing offensively or defensively. I knew it could be a tricky game. If you can’t win the game, make sure you don’t lose it.”

“I would like to think that we are responsible for buying the players, not the media.”

“When you’re a pro footballer, you have to face your responsibilities and not always look at something else.”

“Today we have to look at ourselves and think we were not good enough and not to think that these kinds of things [signings] are solutions for us.”

[Quotes via BBC Sport]

Many pointed the finger at Arsenal keeper Petr Cech for the loss, something Wenger has disputed.

“I haven’t spoken to him (Cech) yet.” Wenger told reporters.

“I can’t see many individual convincing performances today so it’s difficult to single someone out.”

“It was a collective one. I think there are many things to say about that. I knew that if the delivery was good, we would be in trouble before the free kick was taken.”

“We have enough experience at the back. If you look at our back line, I think the youngest age is 30.”

[Quotes via The Star]