Wenger delight at 11 straight

Arsenal manager happy to keep winning mentality

By Andrew Scurr   Last updated: 21st October 2007

Arsene Wenger

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Arsene Wenger hailed his Arsenal side after they racked up their 11th straight win against Bolton.

Second-half goals from Kolo Toure and Tomas Rosicky secured three points for The Gunners against managerless Bolton at Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal have now not slipped up in any competition since the 1-1 draw at Blackburn in August and are still unbeaten this season.

"I'm very proud because we play every game to win and I think all the wins we deserve," Wenger told Sky Sports.

"Today we got our success by being patient and keeping a high tempo and I feel there is a great spirit in the side which you can see when we play the game."

Change

Arsenal were struggling to break through a resilient Bolton backline in the first hour of the match before Wenger changed things.

The Frenchman brought on Rosicky and Theo Walcott and the goal finally came, before the pair linked up for the second with ten minutes left.

"They worked very well," Wenger said of the substitutions.

"It's always difficult to measure the work the team did before but Theo and Tomas brought something through pace, penetration and creativity.

"I knew before the game that we had a strong bench."

Focused

Wenger was pleased the two-week break for internationals did not affect his side's performances in any way.

He added: "You feel that the players are switched on straight away when they come back.

"They know that there's a big test and I must say they were remarkably focused before the game."