Wenger hails Gunners physical toughness

(02-01-2011) Arsene Wenger has praised his players for withstanding the bully-boy tactics of Birmingham. The Gunners beat the Blues 3-0 on Saturday in an ill-tempered match at St Andrews. "We were aware that we had to match Birmingham physically,” commented Wenger afterwards. "We were prepared today to face the challenges, physical challenges. We prepared ourselves as well not to lose our game plan, to be calm and to focus on putting the ball down and playing our game.” The result leaves the Gunners in third place on the EPL standings, two points behind leaders Manchester United but having played a game more.