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Wenger: “Lehmann has done nothing wrong” |
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Monday, 12 November 2007 |
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Apparently there is still hope for Lehmann at Arsenal. The 38 year old hot headed German goalkeeper still has a chance to break back into the team, at least according to man in charge Arsene Wenger. "If the situation is still like this in January we will see," Wenger said. "We are still in November. November and December is plenty of time to win his place back. He is up for the challenge because he is 200 per cent professional.” Manuel Almunia has become the starting goalkeeper for Arsenal, and Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski has been his backup. "Jens wants to play because he thinks he is the best keeper," Wenger said. "It makes it worse to put him in and out again. He has done nothing wrong. Almunia has been in the team and the team is doing well. It is as simple as that." Meanwhile German National Team coach Low has hinted that Lehmann should probably find a different team in January if his situation hasn’t changed. To which Lehmann responded: "Given what the Germany coach says, I will have to see how things are in December, I definitely want to play at Euro 2008. Playing there has always been my aim." Lehman even indicated he’s willing to drop down a level as long as he can play. "The Bundesliga is always attractive and is an option, and maybe the German second division is, too," he said, but he still has hope of replacing Almunia. "The situation is as it is. It is only important what the manager decides and I am using this phase to train intensively every day. The manager knows I am highly motivated. I would like to play again soon, and expect that I will do. I would be very surprised if that was not the case."
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