Inchpractice wrote:Bould's post-match interview:
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archiv ... -away-win-
'It is fabulous to get an early away win'
on the result...
I am really pleased. It was difficult. I thought we were excellent in the first half – we kept the ball and kept the crowd quiet. We looked a little bit tired in the second half. It was tough. It is quite an intimidating place to come and play so we’re glad to get the result.
on a positive start...
It’s fabulous to get an early away win. We’ve had a decent start to the season and we have kept the run going so it is important all round, for the whole season. We’ve got great team spirit and I think that was evident tonight. Everybody is digging in and things are looking OK.
on the enjoyment factor...
I’m not sure I enjoyed it. I’ve got a headache and a half! It is tough. It’s a different pressure than I’ve been used to taking the under-18s but we won and we had a great result.
on Lukas Podolski...
Podolski has made a real impact. I have to say, I’ve not seen many finishers as good as him – ever. Right foot, left foot. He goes in hard in training. He’s a good trainer, a good boy. He has really added something this year. I’m not getting involved in whether we are missing Robin. Podolski’s a good player.
on Olivier Giroud...
Olivier did a really good team job for us tonight. He works really, really hard for the team. At set-pieces he is fabulous. He defends and he works for the team. He had one chance at the near post that was difficult. He is a really hard-working boy and I’m sure the goals will come.
on work rate...
Any coach will tell you it is about having good players and we have got some good players who want to work. So far, so good. Everybody has spoken about myself but Neil Banfield gets missed and he does a good job, too. Everybody is working hard and I think that is why we’re doing OK at the minute.
on Sunday's trip to Manchester City...
Of course Sunday is a tough test. We go in there with a bit of confidence, with everybody believing things are going OK. But it is a proper test and that is what we want to do. Hopefully we can come through the other side and say we have done OK again on Sunday. Everybody is fine, touch wood. Things are looking quite bright.
on Montpellier's display...
I wouldn’t say Montpellier surprised us. Technically they are very, very high level. They kicked the second half off really well and got the crowd behind them. We are physically a little bit tired so it was tough. It wasn’t a surprise.
He's definitely learning from Wenger