Arsene Wenger
Arsene
Wenger saluted Mathieu Flamini’s decision to fight for his place after
the French midfielder’s brilliant brace fired Arsenal’s 2-1 League Cup
triumph at bitter rivals Tottenham, AFP reports.
Flamini was Arsenal’s unlikely hero at
White Hart Lane as he scored his first goals since March in his first
appearance of the season to earn his side a fourth round tie at second
tier Sheffield Wednesday.
The 31-year-old, who came close to
leaving Arsenal in the last transfer window, punished Tottenham
goalkeeper Michel Vorm’s error to open the scoring from close-range in
the first half of Wednesday’s fiercely contested third round tie.
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Then
Flamini stole the show by lashing a sublime 78th-minute volley past
Vorm from 20 yards after Tottenham had equalised through a Calum
Chambers own goal.
Wenger revealed he had told Flamini he
was free to leave before the start of the season, but he was impressed
with the way the veteran decided to stick around and fight for his place
in his second spell at the club.
“You do not expect Mathieu Flamini to
score two goals, but he was certainly frustrated for a long time, and he
went for it. He scored two good goals,” Wenger said.
“He had worked very hard recently. He was focused and I wanted him to strengthen our defensive midfield.
“He is a fighter, he is a winner as well.
I told him at the start of the season it might be difficult to be a
starter, but he decided to stay and he has been fighting.”
Title : Wenger praises fighting Flamini
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