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BFG: Wake up call was needed
Per Mertesacker has revealed the Arsenal dressing room held an inquest into their New Year's Day defeat at Southampton with defensive responsibility at the top of the agenda.
Speaking to the press after Sunday's win over Aston Villa, the club's vice captain confirmed a frank discussion had taken place about the need to focus at the back and that work had subsequently been undertaken on the training ground to cut out silly mistakes.
'Maybe sometimes you need a wake up call in certain times to release what's important,' said the BFG. 'At Southampton it was a major setback – a bad start to the year.
'After that we promised ourselves to come out of that comfort zone and be a bit...
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