Wednesday's hard earned point against title contenders Arsenal delighted Latics' stopper Ali Al Habsi but he also believes they did enough to win the game.The stirring second half comeback to grab a share of the spoils gave the team just rewards for a battling performance but Ali thinks Latics could have taken all three points:
""It was a fantastic point for us" he said, "but to be honest we deserved more than that because for the first half we controlled the game and had more chances than them."
Despite a dominant start to the game Latics found themselves behind at the break after two quick-fire goals from the visitors, but Ali was impressed by the team's response in the second-half, especially after Charles N'Zogbia's dismissal towards the end:
"To play with ten men against Arsenal is always difficult" he said, "but I think the lads did well to concentrate and eventually get the goal."
"We had the same desire as last year and to be honest, although we could possibly have got more from the game, we are not too disappointed as it was an important point for us."
The result follows a string of battling displays which have seen Latics lift themselves out of the bottom three and Ali wants this to continue when Newcastle visit the DW for Sunday's televised game:
"We need to take these performances against Stoke, Everton, Wolves and now Arsenal into the game against Newcastle," said Al Habsi.
"It's going to be a huge game on Sunday and we have to win to get us up the table. We have to enjoy ourselves and enjoy our football to continue moving away from the relegation zone."
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