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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/e...rem/7708886.stm
Wenger furious at Stoke tackling
Walcott (grounded) was caught heavily by Stoke midfielder Delap
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has accused Stoke of aggressive tactics after injuries to two of his players in the Gunners 2-1 defeat on Saturday.
Wenger condemned Rory Delap and Ryan Shawcross after Theo Walcott and Emmanuel Adebayor were both hurt.
"Do you think Delap tried to play the ball when he tackled Walcott?
"Or that Shawcross tried to play the ball when he tackled Adebayor off the pitch?" Wenger told a Champions League press conference on Tuesday.
Walcott (shoulder) and Adebayor (ankle) will both miss Wednesday evening's Champions League match against Fenerbache at the Emirates Stadium as a result of their injuries.
And Adebayor is also certain to miss Saturday's Premier League match against champions Manchester United.
Stoke City declined to comment about the accusations, when contacted by the BBC. We will have to stick our foot in and tackle and then play our football when we have the ball
With critics accusing Arsenal of lacking enough bravery in the tackle following the defeat at the Britannia Stadium, Wenger launched a staunch defence of his team.
"I am not ready to listen to things that are untrue and make people who are cowards, for me, look brave," said the Gunners boss.
"I read that my team were not brave," he said.
"All I can say is they are brave and, for me, you need to have more courage to play football when you know that someone is tackling you from behind without any intention to play the ball.
"The only intention is to hurt you and I can show some tackles where I can prove what I say. The one who is tackling is not the brave one.
"For me the brave one is the player who is trying to play football."
Wenger also alleged that this is not the first time teams have used physical tactics to upset Arsenal's free-flowing football while striker Nicklas Bendtner insists the Gunners are no pushovers.
"We know that other teams have that gameplan but so do we. If other teams are physical we can deal with that," he said.
"We have just got to think of our own game and the way we play. If we do that well enough that should be enough to win the games.
"If teams want to kick us we will deal with that and still come out on top. We will have to stick our foot in and tackle and then play our football when we have the ball."