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發表於 2005-10-23 13:40:12
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Arsene Wenger believes Robert Pires' insecurity led to the oddest penalty
ever seen in the Premiership as Arsenal beat Manchester City 1-0.
Pires, who had scored one penalty, tried to set up Thierry Henry with his
second spot-kick but scuffed the pass and conceded a free-kick instead.
Wenger said: "Robert was uncertain and scared to miss the penalty and he
made a big mistake and a wrong decision.
"He was not lacking seriousness or respect - he was lacking confidence."
Wenger revealed that Pires explained how he and Henry
had decided to play the penalty between them.
The pair had practiced it in training and it is a ploy that worked for
former Ajax player Johan Cruyff who exchanged passes with team-mate Jesper
Olsen before scoring in the 1982-83 season.
But it went horribly wrong for the two Frenchmen and has led to accusations
that the attempt was disrespectful.
However, Wenger insisted: "It could be interpreted that Robert was being
disrespectful, but that would be wrong.
"I think it is because he is so serious that he was insecure about taking a
second penalty.
"I felt Robert had enough confidence to take the second penalty, but that is
not the way he felt.
"I felt disbelief. But Robert is a lucky boy because the team has not been
punished."
As a result of the incident, Henry has declared "I will now take the
penalties - all of the time", having previously passed had he been the
player fouled.
And he added: "I take all the blame, it was my idea. If it had worked it
would have been a brilliant idea, but it did not work.
"Robert's leg went numb, but had he touched the ball, I would have been
there to bury the ball.
"I want to apologise to Arsenal fans because maybe it was not the right
thing to do.
"It was not a lack of respect - maybe we should not have done it, but
football is a game and it is entertainment."
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