Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger wants players to rediscover belief
Monday 5 November 2012 20:28, UK
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Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal's recent slump is due to the fact his players have forgotten how good they are.
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Arsenal face a tough ask if they are to get back to winning ways in Germany on Tuesday night.
Just a fortnight ago, Schalke shocked the Gunners with a 2-0 win that condemned the north Londoners to a first home Champions League defeat at the Emirates Stadium since 2009.
The result leaves the Bundesliga side top of Group B and Wenger looking for a response in Gelsenkirchen.
"Firstly Schalke 04 is a very good team - you can see that in their league position," added Wenger.
"They are a very tight team but we have learned from that.
"We did not have a lot of chances against them and we have got to switch better from defence to attack.
"Obviously it is disappointing for us when we don't have a lot of chances. Lately maybe we have been a little bit flat.
"We didn't have that many chances against Manchester United too."
Wenger will be without a number of important players in Germany, with Aaron Ramsey the latest to join long Arsenal's injury list.
The Wales international sustained a groin injury in Saturday's defeat at Manchester United, while Theo Walcott is a doubt due to illness.
