Arsenal have been on top of everything this season; they are not only winning and bagging points, they are also the one team that is playing beautiful football game after game. With 9 games to go, the North London giants, who are top of the league standings with 72 points, are favourites to win the Premier League.
For City to win this league campaign, they’ll be hoping Arsenal loses their game in hand and also loses two other matches while they win the rest of theirs. Roy Keane thinks this can happen, as Arsenal may fail to handle the pressure of where they are.
“I just think City are that brilliant. The games they (Arsenal) have to go and win, these are obviously pressure games, and they’ve not dealt with that over the last few years. Even last year with top four, they came up short, that’s the question mark that’s just hanging over them,” said Kean on the Overlap.
In the last 7 matchdays, Arsenal has just been winning; haven’t they shown they can handle the pressure of winning? That’s a question that comes to mind when I hear Keane’s comments. Yes, Roy Keane’s points are valid, but this Arsenal team is taking no prisoners; they are winning this thing, and Arsenal doubters may just have to get used to it.
This is Arsenal’s moment, and Keane knows that. That’s why, after tipping City for the title, he found himself saying, “But again, they’ve been brilliant; if they did go on and win it, you have to give them the plaudits, but this is the crunch time, when you sort the men out from the boys, who can get over the line?”
Arsenal are the ones winning this PL race, let’s believe that!
COYG!
Sam P
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We had Tomiyasu to prevent Salah from receiving long ball from Alisson, but now we must rely on Zinchenko or Tierney
I think Tierney’s aerial ability and pace are slightly better than Zinchenko, so it would make more sense to start the game with Tierney
Partey would also be needed to keep up with Liverpool midfielders’ physicalities
👍 GAI, agree on Tierney for the Liverpool game, because of their wing threat.
Gai,
Put zichenko on the pitch at Anfield,and Salah would have a free day on the wing and cause our defense all sorts of probkem Thieney is our beat bet. I would have preferred Jorginho to replace Xhaka though he is not left footed but statistically he is better at ball recovery than Xhaka though Xhaka can score goals. My worry is Trossard he would most like be benched and we need his passing range to make Arsenal unpredictable.
Liverpool’s aerial ability and pace are scary, so I’d prefer to keep Xhaka in the starting line-up
First of all, does Arsenal have a game in hand to play after they have played 29 matches already this season?
And are Arsenal truly on top of everything? Haven they been knocked out of the 3 Cup competition of the EFL Cup, the FA Cup and ELC competitions this season?
But notwithstanding, they are still in the biggest priced competition of the Epl seriously competing in it this season more than ever to win the title unfailingly.
As they are currently at the top of it with 72 points collected into the bag by them already this season. And are lookup highly set to collect 27 more points from their 9 remaining matches of the season. And collect 99 points in total at season’s end.
And hopefully and prayerfully too, the Gunners will achieve this feast.
Every game that is remaining is a cup final. We are taking each game as it comes.
With liverpool on the table next,we shall disect them slowly and surely.
Anfield has mot been a good hunting ground for us but that’s in the past. We are now playing at a different level, higher than other seasons.
👍 SAA
Yes we are approaching the business end where the scents of the coffee is strong in every manager nostrils.
It is at this time of the year when owners hands are fidgeting with the trigger as managers looks nervously over their shoulders, Brandon Rogers and Patrick Virera are the latest victim, Nottingham manager Steve Cooper maybe one game away from joining.
Though the pressure at the top may be different, the gaffer knows winning at Anfield and a massive relief will be felt throughout North London.
Yes, Arsenal players never face pressure like this for 4-5 years. The same time Man Utd players never played dignified football as well.
1.If Man city only win all their remaining games then we loose the race,
And I can’t see us losing three matches in the remaining 9 games.
It’s only two games considering how we are playing which we did consistently
Man City have 15 games to play before the end of the PL season assuming the make the SF of the CL .including two against Beyern and another top European side. This is far greater pressure than Arsenal. We have nine!!
All is not lost, in respect to beautiful football currently and consistently demonstrated by this young,promising crop of determined arsenal players. From goalkeeper to number nine you doupt none. What else do you judge agood team. Even the doupters clearly knows this, only doing it for the sake of it. Keep the spirit up till the end. Gooner forever.
I suppose one of the most pleasing aspects of winning the League would be to cite the predictions of the likes of Kean and Neville as examples of their ability to get things wrong.Both have been failures in football Management and as pundits they are as woeful.
One game at a time. We need to beat Liverpool on Sunday …….we have everything needed to win the title…….a young and hungry pretty talented team anchored by a team of coaches headed by Arteta…….
Not only the pressure but the problem of getting results at Anfield and the Etihad, two grounds at which we have shocking records over the last ten years. Does the team have the mental strength to deal with the pressure of a title challenge ‘and’ of beating quality opponents at home, and against whom we haven’t done well in years? By Sunday evening we’ll know. As for city having a ‘tougher’ challenge than us, well, no. They are used to challenging on three fronts, and won the treble not long ago. So, forget that. City will win their remaining games, they will push on without faltering to the last game. That means it’s down to arteta and the team to make sure we not only match them, but go one better. Here’s hoping.
The anfield noise is already normal for our players since its played at training ground every day for players. so nothing is new for the boy. we are going to win that game even more easier than expected though they might cause some threat at home ground.
Anfield noise? What’s that? I’ve been to Anfield more than a few times, and unless they’re on top from minute one, its yet another media created myth. Indeed, if you’re side gets on top, the crowd quickly becomes a hindrance, as it goes very quiet, with insults (aimed at liverpool players) audible as a result. If they do get on top though, it does get noisy, but more than goodison getting behind everton? Than old Trafford? Even the Etihad is now becoming like Maine road used to be – a wall of noise when city press. I’ve been to far more oppressive grounds than Anfield. What you’ve highlighted though is a big problem for players – separating myth from reality.
Lose to Liverpool. Lose to Man City. Then win the next 7 which include Newcastle and Chelsea (tough games admittedly, and we are still champions.
Obviously any losses from here on in piles on the pressure, but we have Jesus back. Trossard is as consistent as Martinelli and Saka up front.
Hopefully Saliba heals up soon, but Holding is doing a fine holding job at the mo (knock on wood*)
For me, Partey is irreplaceable and must be hauled off every time we have a 2-0 lead for the next 9 games.
Epic if we win at Anfield this weekend. I remember feeling like we won the league after beating them at home. COYG!
I think Arsenal can beat Liverpool. The thoughts games will be playing away against City and Newcastle.
toughest