The Gunners headed to Istanbul on Monday looking to quickly
get over their shock Premier League defeat at Stoke, where they had
trailed 3-0 at half-time in another afternoon to forget at the Britannia
Stadium.
Wenger was later jeered and subjected to some aggressive
personal abuse from fans as he and the players boarded the train back to
London.
However, the 65-year-old insists the side shouldn’t be
judged while the emotions of defeat at high, adding that the focus should be on
how the side responds to their poor start to the season.
"Look, the response after a defeat is always very
important,” said Wenger, whose side are sixth in the Premier League
table.
“What we want is to come back quickly to a strong defensive
performance, what we had before the game [on Saturday].
"We showed a lack of experience defensively [at Stoke],
but we could have scored four or five goals in this game and the team response
during this game was quite strong.
"For the rest, you expect that everyone is disappointed
after that result, but the Premier League is difficult.
"We want to be judged at the end of the season, not
after every single game where it is normal that emotion is always very high, so
let us get our stability back defensively and see at the end of the season
where we are."
Wenger maintains the constant criticism from some sections
of Arsenal support is not wearing him down.
"No, not at all. We have to cope with that. We are
professional footballers. What is important is the next game and the desire to
do it," said Wenger, who ended a nine-season trophy drought with victory
in the 2014 FA Cup final.
"I am a competitive person. What is important is the
next game and responding in a strong way, to play to win the game.
"It is part of our job here, you cannot always look for
excuses. We are down. Everyone feels it.
"When you have a disappointment you respond in a strong
way, that is what competition is about.
"You cannot as well say there is a guarantee to anybody
you will never lose a game. Many teams will lose at Stoke, you have to be
realistic as well."
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