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Blackburn vs. Arsenal: Arsene Wenger Post-Game Press Conference

Michael CummingsSep 17, 2011

Arsenal lost its third Premier League match in five tries, falling 4-3 to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.

After the match, Arsene Wenger faced the press and answered questions about his side's performances. He said he took some positives from the match but criticized his team's defending.

He also refused to speculate about his future at the club. He did, however, spar with the reporters, as is his custom, answering some questions fully but acting coy on others.

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Arsenal gave up two own goals Saturday. Alex Song scored Blackburn's equalizer in the 49th minute, and Laurent Koscielny made it 4-2 with another own goal in the 68th.

Yakubu scored the other two goals for Blackburn, which erased deficits of 1-0 and 2-1.

Arsenal took the lead in the 10th minute when Gervinho scored his first goal for his new club. Mikel Arteta also got his first Arsenal goal, putting his new club up 2-1 in the 34th minute.

With Arsenal trailing 4-2, Marouane Chamakh scored his first league goal since last November, a header in the 85th minute.

Arsenal tested Rovers keeper Paul Robinson with several shots in the final minutes but Blackburn held on to collect its first win of the young season.

The loss put Arsenal temporarily in 15th place pending the day's other matches. The Gunners will try to get back on track when they host Bolton Wanderers next Saturday in league play. Blackburn will travel to Newcastle United the same day.

For the full press conference, watch the video above.

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