River Plate v Arsenal - Wenger's post match reaction

ARSÈNE WENGER ...on the performance River Plate were well organised and we did not have the power or the legs to play well ourselves. Overall we looked like we had a little problem getting our passing going. You did not see the best of Arsenal tonight. We did not have enough going forward, we were flat. We had a young team out there and the positive thing is that we did not give away chances.

...on River Plate They fought very hard for ninety minutes and we gave all we could. It was a little bit of a preparation game and you could see it in the pace of the game towards the end.

...on tiredness It is natural. It is not a deep fatigue. It is a fatigue of the over-training you do in pre-season. Two or three days and they will be fine.

...on the triallists The right back, Eboue, did very well, especially in the first half. They are both interesting prospects, but it is not the right time for them to come. They are both twenty years old and have to play more games for their national side before they can get work permits.