Jermaine Pennant has expressed concern that Arsenal’s failure to strengthen their squad in the January transfer window has left them relying on Liverpool to falter if they are to win the Premier League title this season.
The Gunners are locked in a tense title race for the third consecutive campaign. After finishing behind Manchester City in the last two seasons, they now find themselves chasing a new leader in Liverpool. With the title race still wide open, Arsenal remains in contention, but their inability to reinforce key areas in the winter window could prove costly.
Heading into January, many fans and pundits expected the club to bolster their attack—a position that has been a lingering issue over the past few seasons. Arsenal did attempt a late move for Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins, but their pursuit ultimately proved unsuccessful, leaving them without a new addition up front.
While the club is now looking to make significant moves in the summer, Pennant believes their failure to strengthen mid-season could hinder their title challenge. Speaking to Metro Sport, he said:
*”We’ve seen certain games where they are missing that little bit of sharpness, that little bit of cutting edge in front of goal at times. I don’t think they have made their title challenge any easier by not getting a striker in.
They’ve still got enough ability, but I think they are now putting their hopes on Liverpool slipping up rather than Arsenal catching Liverpool.”*
With Liverpool continuing to show consistency at the top of the table, Arsenal’s margin for error is razor-thin. While they still possess the quality to challenge for the title, their lack of a clinical number nine could make all the difference in the decisive stages of the season.
If Arsenal falls short once again, their reluctance to invest in January may go down as one of the key reasons they missed out on Premier League glory.
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He’s stating the bleeding obvious really. Even if we had bought Isak, Vlahovic and Sesko there is no way we can catch Liverpool unless they ‘slip up’, as he puts it. If we win every game left it’s impossible for us to win the league unless Liverpool blow up. Not buying anyone this winter has nothing to do with it unless of course Liverpool do lose a few games (unlikely) and we fail to take advantage.
GB,
Sometimes the unexpected and even the impossible happens🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
Liverpool have slipped up in the past and could slip up in the future.
The impossible happens sometimes
Maybe we will be the Ethan Hunt of the Premier League 😆
Even if Liverpool slip up, and yes its possible.
We are in a position that we must win most if not all our games to take advantage.
Something that’s just not going to happen. No matter how much positive spin you like to put on it.
Liv relied on us City and Che to slip up so I don’t get it
It’s true Liverpool can slip, but we can also continue to slip. For arguments sake, even if they drop 9 points, can we finish the season and win every match?
Perhaps if we added an attacker in January our chances may have gone up. However, we need a Liverpool collapse, not slip, and a perfect win record to overcome the deficit. Possible but unlikely; anyone betting their hard earned money we finish as Champions?
Yeah, me neither.