Wenger refuses to blame Cech after shock loss

Arsene Wenger refused to lay the blame for a
surprise 2-0 Premier League defeat to London rivals
West Ham solely with Petr Cech.
Big things are expected from Cech after he left
Chelsea to join Arsenal just over a month ago, but
the Czech Republic goalkeeper had a Premier League
debut to forget for his new club on Sunday at the
Emirates Stadium.
Wenger was
left to rue
conceding
two goals
that were
very much
avoidable,
but refused
to single out
Cech for
criticism. “I
haven’t
spoken to
him [Cech]
yet, but I
can’t see
many convincing individual performances. It is
difficult to single one out,” said the Frenchman.
“It’s not only him, if you look at the back line we have
plenty of experience at the back. I think the youngest
is 30.
“We were punished for our defending. We gave two
very cheap goals away and gave ourselves a mountain