Wenger blames scheduling for Gunners' 3-3 draw at Bournemouth after Londoners drop crucial points, but says he must shut up and cope with it
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Arsenal players Olivier Giroud (left) and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain wear a dejected look following their team’s 3-3 draw with Bournemouth after the English Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth on Tuesday. Pic/AFP
London: Arsene Wenger blamed Premier League scheduling for Arsenal's 3-3 draw at Bournemouth - but admitted he must "shut up and cope with it".
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Gunners boss Wenger lamented Arsenal facing the Cherries with one day's less rest than Eddie Howe's men, insisting two games in 48 hours accounted for a lacklustre opening 60 minutes.
Bournemouth powered into a 3-0 lead thanks to goals from Charlie Daniels, Callum Wilson and Ryan Fraser, only to slip off the pace with captain Simon Francis sent off.
Arsene Wenger
Alexis Sanchez, Lucas Perez and Olivier Giroud snatched a last-gasp draw for Arsenal, with Wenger again hitting out at the Premier League scheduling. "Look I'm ready to play tomorrow again as long as we play against an opponent who has played today as well. That is what I call fair.
"We have to play when we are told to play. But we want to play against teams in the same amount of rest and preparation as we have.
"We had three or four players that we had to wait on until the warm-up to see if they could play," said Wenger.
"Hector Bellerin had a knock so he was uncertain to play, and that's the problem with only 48 hours (between games); you have to play some players again. Laurent Koscielny too. And then I didn't start Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain because I didn't take a gamble with him. This complicates the job but we have to shut up and cope with it." Wenger added.
The draw leaves Arsenal in fourth place, trailing leaders Chelsea by eight points.
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