Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber expressed immense pride in the way he and his teammates battled through adversity to secure a hard-fought victory against Wolves on Saturday, earning all three points in a thrilling encounter.
Dutch defender Jurrien Timber played a crucial role in Arsenal’s resilient performance, showcasing grit and determination after Myles Lewis-Skelly was controversially sent off late in the first half.
Despite the adversity, Arsenal persevered and found their breakthrough late on when Riccardo Calafiori slammed home the decisive goal, securing three valuable points. Reflecting on the victory, Timber described it as a significant and hard-earned win.
“It does, if you see everything we went through today. It’s not the first time, but the way that we reacted in the second half, we can be really proud of the players and a much-deserved win today”.
“You still want to win, you have to play with courage, you have to go for that goal and at the same time, you can’t concede”.
“We knew it was going to be tough and we sacrificed a lot and in the end, we really deserved it.”
Arsenal’s number 12 jersey, also took a moment to praise the travelling supporters, whose unwavering energy and vocal backing played a vital role in the hard-fought victory. Their passion matched the team’s determination, making the win even more special.
“The fans were massive today, they pushed us through,” he said. “You can feel the energy, I think that’s really important, that connection between the players and the fans”.
“That’s such a massive thing sometimes it’s underestimated but I think today they really pushed us through and you see the goal that we scored, the energy that comes out of there, feels really good.”
The victory, which extended Arsenal’s unbeaten run in the Premier League to 13 games, was made even sweeter by the determination shown by the team. Jurrien Timber emphasized that beyond the result, the manner in which the win was achieved provided valuable lessons and a testament to the squad’s resilience.
“It’s reacting to that adversity you know, I think the character of this group can bring us really far. Also, we have amazing players, a lot of belief in this group that we can achieve amazing things, just have to keep going, still a long way to go and I have a lot of trust in them and today we showed again why we are this good.”
