Wenger hopes pivotal win can inspire title chase

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Wenger hopes pivotal win can inspire title chase

 Arsenal's English striker Theo Walcott (right) vies with Chelsea's English midfielder Frank Lampard during their English Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London, on Monday. Arsenal won 3-1. Carl De Souza / Agence France-Presse

 

Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal's 3-1 win over Chelsea can inspire his side to finally mount a sustained challenge for the title as it prepares to face Wigan on Wednesday.

Wenger has kept faith with his young squad through several years of growing pains and the Gunners manager is confident the team's emphatic demolition of the champions at the Emirates Stadium on Monday will be the result that defines its campaign.

Arsenal has gone five years without a trophy and critics often pointed to its repeated failures against Chelsea and United as proof that, for all its eye-catching football, it didn't have the attributes needed to compete with their main rivals.

That criticism was answered in resounding fashion as goals from Alex Song, Cesc Fabregas and Theo Walcott ripped the lackluster Blues to shreds.

It was the kind of dominant display that Arsenal desperately needed after its recent tame defeat at Old Trafford. Now it must keep the momentum going at Wigan - the kind of unglamourous venue where it has often come unstuck.

"It can be a pivotal result. Beating the big teams at home will have an impact on the league," Wenger said.

"It was a win we wanted and needed. It has a double impact because it keeps us in touch with the leaders and it's psychological as well because we were questioned about our ability to win big games.

"Of course we want to be consistent and we have to respond straight away at Wigan on Wednesday."

Even Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas had questioned his teammates' ability to raise their game on the biggest occasions and Wenger conceded he was starting to think along the same lines.

Wenger knew the key to banishing that concern was finding a way to match Chelsea's physical approach and he was delighted with his players' refusal to be intimidated by the Blues.

"Fabregas said we were playing scared. That is a strong word but there was maybe something in that but we didn't see that in this game," Wenger said.

"Two years ago, with the same players, we were maybe battered by Chelsea. Last year we felt we were getting closer. It was a slow learning process that we got out of our system with this result.

"I felt the strength and desire in the team. We kept good discipline and hunger over 90 minutes.

"We were putting in the challenges. We have improved on that front, that is for sure. We have a more 'man-ish' dimension in our team and we won our duels.

"We are not bullied anymore that is for sure. Over the past two years we have matured."

Wenger's side is back in second place and sits just two points behind United, although Sir Alex Ferguson's men have a game in hand.

If Arsenal is to land the league for the first time since 2004, Wenger knows it must win at places like Wigan.

"This championship is very difficult to predict and we have to get this result out of our system and show we can be consistent," he said.

"I hope this victory will convince the team it is going the right way and encourage it to improve."

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez is in dire need of a result to lift his side away from the relegation zone, but he knows Arsenal has the quality to win the title.

"We played Arsenal in the League Cup last month and we felt then that the power it has means it is ready to challenge for the title," Martinez said.

"Arsenal has a clear identity and a clear idea of how to play the game. That will always make it a top four Premier League club.

"What Arsene has given them is glamor and a way to play that is respected in world football. In my eyes, this season they are ready to challenge for the title. They are a stronger group than last season."

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