The Gunners have amassed 10
points out of a possible 12 in the Premier League and won both of their Europa
League group games since the previous round of World Cup qualifiers, which had
been preceded by back-to-back defeats by Stoke City and Liverpool.
Arsenal now have to wait until
Oct. 14 for their next match, away to Watford in the Premier League.
"I would have loved to be
able to continue to play, but we cannot do anything about that," Wenger
said after his side's 2-0 league win over Brighton & Hove Albion.
"Our last international
break was a nightmare, but this is one is a bit better.
"Let's hope the players
come back in a good shape. I knew that after the game at Liverpool, everybody
did write us off. It just depends on us how much we respond."
Pressure on Wenger had
intensified in the wake of those early defeats, but the Frenchman insisted the
results had not made him panic.
"Nothing is
permanent," he said. "You're not bad in a permanent way, if you can
do something about it. You're not good in a permanent way, if you don't keep
your urgency.
"We responded in a united
way and we put some wins together and some good performances as well."
Arsenal's win over Brighton,
sealed by goals from Nacho Monreal and Alex Iwobi, came on the 21st anniversary
of Wenger taking charge of the club.
"In this job you only look
for the next game," the 67-year-old said. "When you look back, you
see the distance you have made. Overall, football changed a lot in this 21
years."
(Reporting by Matt Westby;
Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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