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Europe has had so much success, its always been [tough]. May

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LONDON -- Mesut Ozils looping header sent Arsenal rising to the English Premier League summit with a 3-1 victory over Stoke on Saturday, capping a strong week for Arsene Wengers side.Arsenal had to come from behind after Charlie Adam converted a 29th-minute penalty but looked more convincing after Theo Walcotts equalizer just before halftime.Ozils header on the other side of the break put Arsenal in front and Alex Iwobi netted the goal in the 75th minute that pushed his team to the top on goal difference ahead of Chelsea, which plays West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.The only concern for Wenger will be Arsenals solitary clean sheet in its last 10 games in all competitions. But the north London club has quickly moved on from an erratic November with a trio of victories at the start of December. After overpowering West Ham 5-1 last week, Arsenal won 4-1 at Basel on Tuesday to secure top spot in its Champions League group for the first time in five years.An early blow for Arsenal was losing defender Shkodran Mustafi to a hamstring injury that will keep him out for at least three weeks.Stoke profited from a contentiously awarded penalty after Granit Xhaka caught Joe Allen with his elbow and Adam converted from the spot on his 31st birthday.The key was not to get my frustration into the game and to keep our nerves and our composure and thats what did it, Wenger said. We kept passing the ball and we didnt panic.A slick move down the right flank carved open Stoke for the equalizer. Alexis Sanchez passed to Hector Bellerin, whose cross was turned in at the far post by Walcott.Four minutes into the second half, Stokes defense was static as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlains delicately placed chip flew over them and the unmarked Ozils header flew over goalkeeper Lee Grant. 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CHASKA, Minn. -- He has never experienced defeat at the Ryder Cup and has been a key contributor in his three appearances, so Rory McIlroy might not have the same chip on his shoulder that has typically been part of the European mantra.For so much of Ryder Cup history, Great Britain and Ireland, and later Europe, used what it perceived as second-class status to the mighty Americans as incentive -- a tactic seemingly unnecessary when youve captured three in a row, and eight of the last 10.But, of course, there are other ways.I dont think its hard for us to find motivation, because anywhere you look, whether it be the sea of red you see on the golf course or the comments that are made in the media by the U.S. team or by the captain, that gives us so much motivation already, McIlroy said Tuesday at Hazeltine National, site of this weeks Ryder Cup.Whenever we are going up against one of the greatest teams ever assembled, thats motivation enough, just to say how good a victory this would be if we got out and beat these guys on their home soil.McIlroy was taking a not-so-subtle jab at U.S. captain Davis Love III, who last week said in a radio interview that this U.S. team was the best maybe ever assembled, although Love said his comments were made in a broader sense and have been taken out of context.What I was saying was, This is what Id tell them: You guys are really good. Go out there and play like it, Love said.Certainly the U.S. needs to give Europe no extra fodder, especially the captain. Johnny Miller, the two-time major champion and TV analyst, didnt help when he suggested the European team is its worst in years.But judging by McIlroys take as well as that of Sergio Garcia, their European teammates will use it to gain any advantage they can.They are motivating factors, said Garcia, who is playing in his eighth Ryder Cup and has been on just two losing sides. You know what they say, opinions are like ... we all have one. At the end of the day, you dont win Ryder Cups with your mouth. You win them out there on the golf couurse.dddddddddddd.When first told of Loves comments last week at the Tour Championship, McIlroy quipped that he knows the U.S. has the best task force ever assembled, a reference to the often-chided U.S. Ryder Cup Task Force that was formed in the wake of the 16? to 11? defeat at Gleneagles two years ago.Yeah, obviously Ive followed everything and Ive had a bit of fun with it, with the task force, greatest team ever assembled, whatever else they are talking about, McIlroy said. But its going to be tough this week. Every Ryder Cup is.Even though Europe has had so much success, its always been [tough]. Maybe apart from the last time at Gleneagles, but the other two -- we shouldnt have won in 2012, we shouldnt have. It was a sort of steal and grab and go away. It was unbelievable how that worked out.And even at Celtic Manor in 2010, we only won one session, but it was that session where all 12 players were on the golf course [due to weather delays] and we won that session 5? to ?. So the Ryder Cup has probably been a lot tighter than people realize. Im sure its going to be that way again this year. Its going to be tough.McIlroy takes a good bit of confidence into the Ryder Cup after his playoff victory on Sunday at the Tour Championship, where he also captured the PGA Tours FedEx Cup.After a season that was mostly disappointing (he did win earlier on the European Tour at the Irish Open), McIlroy won twice during the FedEx Cup playoffs and capped it with a birdie putt on the fourth-extra hole to beat Ryan Moore -- who Love selected Sunday night as his final at-large pick for Team USA.Personally for me, its all about Im confident in my game, said McIlroy, who is 6-4-4 in his three Ryder Cups. 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