more quality and confidence than Arsenal this
season after their crucial derby victory on Sunday.
Arsenal suffered a 2-0 loss to their north London
rivals at White Hart Lane, second-half goals from
Dele Alli and Harry Kane proving decisive.
The result leaves the Gunners six points adrift of
the top four and a massive 17 behind second-
placed Spurs, with Cech hugely frustrated after his
fine individual display – one that saw him make
nine saves – went unrewarded.
"I feel angry and disappointed because obviously
this is not a game we wanted to lose," Cech told
reporters after the match.
"This is a very big disappointment for us. With all
the emotions, I have to say that we met a team that
was full of confidence, well organised and they are
having their best season. I think that showed, that
little bit of more confidence and quality on their
side.
"It hurts because it was a huge game for both
teams. They needed to win to keep their title
chances alive.
"We needed to win to keep our Champions League
finishing position [hopes] alive and obviously we
are very disappointed because it is a north London
derby, it means a lot to the fans and it meant a lot
to the club, to us. We needed three points and in
the end we have none.
"The goals obviously made a big difference. At
half-time I felt we were in the game and in the
second half we wanted to improve, we wanted to
play to win the game.
"The second half was our best half - they put us
under pressure, created chances and in the end
they scored two goals."
Arsenal still have a game in hand on their closest
Champions League rivals and were boosted when
Manchester City and Manchester United were both
held to draws by relegation candidates Swansea
City and Middlesbrough respectively.
"We need to win our remaining games and then we
will see," added Cech.
"The others are losing points as well sometimes so
our job is to win the remaining games and then we
will see.
"We need to win the remaining games and hope
some of the teams ahead of us slip.
"Our target is to play for titles so we are
disappointed with our season because we aren't
playing for a title.
"We have five games to play and we are out of the
title race. It was not the objective so we are
disappointed with that."
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