Arsene Wenger discussed reports linking Arsenal with a
move for John Stones and his injury problems at
Friday's news conference.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has denied the club are
interested in signing Everton defender John Stones to help cover
their injury crisis.
Wenger could welcome centre-back Laurent Koscielny into his
matchday squad for Saturday's visit of Sunderland but will be
without the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Santi Cazorla and Francis
Coquelin.
The Frenchman has often been accused of being overly
cautious in the transfer market - notably failing to sign an
outfield player during the most recent window.
And amid reports he had requested the arrival of Stones from
Goodison Park, Wenger said: "No, I asked my players to focus
on tomorrow's game. I didn't ask anything of the board.
"It's not the board who buys the players - we are not after John
Stones if that's what you want to know, we are focused on
tomorrow's game.
"We are in December and our focus is on tomorrow's game. I
gave an answer last week that we will be open and look at
outside but at the moment what is more important is to show
how strong we are.
"Your phone is busy every day with people proposing players,
That's an aspect where we have a team to select what's
coming in and what we see.
"We are organised on that front. I am so used to [transfer
pressure] that I don't feel what is pressure and what is extra
pressure. I think you just want to do well and make right
decisions for the club and the team.
"That will not change."
Wenger told Friday's news conference that he would happily
take the blame for Arsenal's injury worries but denied
suggestions he often pushes players too hard to play when
unfit.
When quizzed further on the club's medical staff, he added: "I
would like to invite you one day, we have plenty of people. When
I arrived, it was me and two assistants and [physio] Gary Lewin,
today you have a team.
"That has changed everywhere, it is more scientific but human
beings are still human beings. You can analyse many things,
pitches, the pace, the intensity, but also there are mental
components and psychological factors in injuries.
"Emotions in the private life can also impact - it's not as rational
as people think. You try to master the scientific side but there
are some irrational factors within injuries.
"Cazorla and Coquelin are traumatic injuries, what can you do
about that? Nothing."
move for John Stones and his injury problems at
Friday's news conference.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has denied the club are
interested in signing Everton defender John Stones to help cover
their injury crisis.
Wenger could welcome centre-back Laurent Koscielny into his
matchday squad for Saturday's visit of Sunderland but will be
without the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Santi Cazorla and Francis
Coquelin.
The Frenchman has often been accused of being overly
cautious in the transfer market - notably failing to sign an
outfield player during the most recent window.
And amid reports he had requested the arrival of Stones from
Goodison Park, Wenger said: "No, I asked my players to focus
on tomorrow's game. I didn't ask anything of the board.
"It's not the board who buys the players - we are not after John
Stones if that's what you want to know, we are focused on
tomorrow's game.
"We are in December and our focus is on tomorrow's game. I
gave an answer last week that we will be open and look at
outside but at the moment what is more important is to show
how strong we are.
"Your phone is busy every day with people proposing players,
That's an aspect where we have a team to select what's
coming in and what we see.
"We are organised on that front. I am so used to [transfer
pressure] that I don't feel what is pressure and what is extra
pressure. I think you just want to do well and make right
decisions for the club and the team.
"That will not change."
Wenger told Friday's news conference that he would happily
take the blame for Arsenal's injury worries but denied
suggestions he often pushes players too hard to play when
unfit.
When quizzed further on the club's medical staff, he added: "I
would like to invite you one day, we have plenty of people. When
I arrived, it was me and two assistants and [physio] Gary Lewin,
today you have a team.
"That has changed everywhere, it is more scientific but human
beings are still human beings. You can analyse many things,
pitches, the pace, the intensity, but also there are mental
components and psychological factors in injuries.
"Emotions in the private life can also impact - it's not as rational
as people think. You try to master the scientific side but there
are some irrational factors within injuries.
"Cazorla and Coquelin are traumatic injuries, what can you do
about that? Nothing."
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