Eternal Optimist Finds Hope in Eternal City ; Arsene Wenger has Never Lost Faith in His Developing Young Team and a Change in Fortune Might Be About to Pay Dividends. By James Olley

Evening Standard - London › March 12, 2009

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ROMA 1 ARSENAL 0 (AET; 1-1 on agg. Arsenal win 7-6 on penalties)

AFTER a campaign blighted by wretched luck, both in injuries and missed opportunities, Arsene Wenger could be forgiven for waking up today thinking Arsenal's fortune has finally changed following a result that goes a long way to redefining their season.

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Eternal Optimist Finds Hope in Eternal City ; Arsene Wenger has Never Lost Faith in His Developing Young Team and a Change in Fortune Might Be About to Pay Dividends. By James Olley

Had the Gunners lost here in the Stadio Olimpico last night, their confidence would be in tatters and claims for a top-four Premier League finish hugely undermined by becoming the first of the English quartet to be knock...

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