Wednesday 12 December 2012 12:13, UK
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger stood by his players after their defeat on penalties by Bradford City in the Capital One Cup quarter-finals and insisted he was not embarrassed.
Wenger felt the surface at Valley Parade did not help the visitors. "It was a typical English cup game on a difficult pitch and overall we lost on penalties but I cannot fault the efforts, we kept going until the last minute and in the end Bradford got on top of us. The pitch was a bit slippery and there was no space. "Of course we missed three penalties and that's a lot to take." The Gunners did not force a save out of Bantams keeper Matt Duke until the 69th minute but Wenger insisted his team had created enough overall. "We played with a very offensive team and for over an hour played with five strikers but couldn't score. "Where does it leave our season? To focus on the next game, sport is about that."
