Speaking in his post-match press-conference, manager Arsene Wenger started by praising his players for accomplishing the mission on a cold night at the Emirates adding how players who needed a chance to shine were given the opportunity.
Asked about signing new players in the January transfer window, Wenger said how this is not required especially when you consider that nine changes were made from last weekend’s game against Aston Villa and key players are still out injured.
According to the Frenchman, the players who started the season will be those who will end the campaign and only in case of long-term injuries new signings will be taken in consideration.
After the 2-0 League Cup win, Wenger said:
“We did the job on a cold night. We didn’t give chances away and maybe they closed us down well at the start of the game and slowly when we gained a bit more time and space we created chances. Overall, it was a good win with making eight or nine changes. We wanted to qualify and give some chances to some players who needed it and we achieved both targets.
My policy is to stick to the squad I have, we will not be on the market.
We made nine changes tonight and we still don’t have Diaby, Vermaelen who are injured. Almunia, Squillaci too. Then there are the players we rested like Chamakh. And Ramsey will be back in the squad. I don’t know where to put the players. If you buy a player you have to give them a chance to play. Already we have international players who don’t get enough games.
I want to keep my squad and I want to continue with these players. We will not be on the market unless we lose some.”
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