Wenger criticizes Van der Vaart

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admitted that his side's lack of confidence did not warrant a win at White Hart Lane but also accused Tottenham Hotspur's opening goal scorer Rafael Van der Vaart of handling the ball in the build-up to his late first-half strike.

Van der Vaart controversially controlled the ball before slotting it past Wojciech Szczesny in the Gunners' goal and although the Dutch midfielder celebrated dramatically with the Spurs faithful on the touchline, Wenger was not convinced.

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