昨天在宣布购入范佩斯的同时,温格谈到了4月初的两场关键失误。
Wenger has admitted his decision to field a weakened team in the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester United also cost them a chance of Champions League glory.
温格承认他在足总杯半决赛对阵曼联,没有派上全部主力,导致了他们在冠军杯比赛中的失利。
He said his biggest regret of this season was his approach to the Villa Park clash where he left Thierry Henry on the bench.
他说,他本赛季最大的遗憾是在维拉公园的大战(足总杯对曼联的半决赛)中,没有(一开始就)派亨利上场。
United won1-0 to end the Highbury treble dream and three days later Arsenal lost to Chelsea in Europe. And Wenger reckons the two crucial defeats were connected because his side lost crucial momentum.
曼联1:0的胜利打破了海布里三冠王的梦想,三天后,阿森纳又在欧战中负于切尔西。温格认为两场失利是相联的,因为(首场)失利让他的队伍失去了最关键的推动力。
He said: 'I made an error this year in playing our Cup semi-final. I didn't properly calculate the impact of the defeat against Manchester United.
他说:“我在今年的足总杯半决赛中犯了错误。我没有正确预计负于曼联带来的影响。”
'Mentally, we didn't have the time to recover. In retrospect, I regret this with the Champions League.'
“(负于曼联后),我们没有时间在心理上恢复过来。回顾这一切,我对负于曼联,同失去冠军杯,感到同样的遗憾。”
But Wenger praised his players for bouncing back by beating Liverpool 4-2 on Good Friday.
但温格赞扬了他的球员,在复活节对利物浦4:2的比赛中,(及时)反弹。
He said: 'I think it was there we won the title.We showed that we had guts.
他说:“我想,在那时我们就赢得了联赛冠军。我们展示了拥有的勇气与决心。”
'That victory immediately put us back on track and it equally demoralised our opponents.
“那场胜利使我们立刻回到轨道上来。它同时也在士气上压倒了我们的对手。”
'You don't put together a series of results with players who do not have exceptional qualities on every level.'
“你不能把失败归于队员,因为他们没有任何失常。”(这句话翻译得没把握)
And now Wenger is determined to finish the season unbeaten.
现在,温格的目标是本赛季保持不败。
He added: 'My principal job now is to keep the players motivated.To go 34 games without defeat, that says in anyone's language we are mentally strong.'
他说:“我的主要工作就是让队员们保持足够的动力。已经取得的34场不败,足够向任何人展示我们心理上的强大。”