Contrary to popular belief, Arsenal still have a genuine chance in the race to win their first League title in over 20 years. This weekend, they will continue their pursuit of leaders Liverpool when they travel to the Midlands to face a struggling Wolves side at Molineux. With the game kicking off at the same time as Liverpool’s, the Gunners mustn’t drop any more points. Wolves have had a disappointing campaign so far, and Arsenal will fancy their chances of winning comfortably if they perform to their best standards.
Currently, Wolves are sitting just outside the relegation zone, with only goal difference separating them from 18th-placed Ipswich Town. Arsenal should view this match as an excellent opportunity to take all three points, but the chance of victory will be significantly higher if they make the most of their strengths while exploiting the weaknesses of their opponents.
One of Arsenal’s key assets this season, which has been utilised with great success, is their ability to deliver quality crosses into the box. No team in the Premier League has scored more goals from crosses than the Gunners, with 11 goals to their name so far.
This asset could prove invaluable in their clash with Wolves, particularly because no other Premier League side has conceded more goals from crosses than them, with the tally standing at 10. Arsenal’s wingers, such as Leandro Trossard against Aston Villa and Gabriel Martinelli against Dinamo Zagreb, have been delivering superb balls into the box in recent games. The Gunners will need them to maintain this level of performance against Wolves if they are to take full advantage of the opposition’s defensive frailties.

After struggling to find the back of the net in some previous matches, it will be a relief for Arsenal that they have recently found a more consistent route to goal. If they continue to capitalise on their crossing ability, they will have every chance of securing another vital three points against Wolves, bringing them one step closer to the top of the table.
With Liverpool in strong form, Arsenal must continue winning, and with the right tactics and focus, this match offers a great opportunity to keep pace in the title race.
BENJAMIN KENNETH
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Nice info about Arsenal’s crossing stats. I’m sure Arteta will try to exploit that weakness of the Wolves
OT: Ornstein just said Arsenal are trying to sign Sverre Nypan, but the player has been invited to visit the Old Trafford according to Romano
If Arsenal manage to clinch the deal, I think he could play false-nine with Odegaard behind him. It would be a good experiment to have two Norwegian attackers in the center of our team
OT : Pep Guardiola, considered by MA u to be the very best, has just declared that qualification for the CL would be like winning a trophy!!
I’m trying to remember what other great manager said that and was derided for it by the media, pundits and a section of the club he managed.
Can anyone help me out here?!
considered by many!!
🤣🤣 I wonder what the media response will be this time. Silence no doubt followed by smug acceptance rather than ridicule.
Think about it, with the terrible season City have had so far, and are still having to a certain extent, finishing in the top four wasn’t felt possible so by getting there I think Pep’s comments are quite understandable, unlike getting top four year on year without winning the damn thing, which seemed to be our aim.
That is what a sore failure speaks to save his skin. Why did he not speak all these years? Just this year because he lost the race for the title and top 4 is really tight this season. Nevertheless 6 EPL titles in 9 seasons against 3 titles in 22 seasons. It hurts Pep more as losing the EPL is not his way of life as it was for the other.
We should applaud Arteta for wining the coveted Top Four Trophy twice (could be thrice) in 5 seasons. As AFC fans we should be content with that achievement only, EPL, UCL/EL, Club world club – leave that for City, Pool and CFC fans. Just saying.
Well Ken1945,
Hearing Pep say that will be music to Arteta’s ears.
One it will give Arteta another excuse in the event we finish in the top four, without winning the League again.
And two having a manager who looks upon the Community Shield as a trophy with any real meaning, would be more than happy to claim fourth as a trophy as Pep and our old manager, a certain Mr. Wenger did.
You really can’t make this stuff up.🙄🤦♂️
I wouldn’t suggest relying on Martinelli having accurate crosses as a more consistent route to goal. Of course we really need to take the 3 points one way or the other even if 1-0 to the Arsenal due to their keeper’s own goal.
It is imperative the wide players start putting the ball in earlier. So many times the ball goes on late and arrives to where Havertz is already waiting, meaning he can’t generate any power on the header.
His goal against DZ demonstrated that when the ball is delivered at the right time he can arrive into it, as opposed to waiting for it, and put it in the net. Easier to score, harder to defend.
That’s another angle to Arsenal hate by the media, pundits and football fans world wide. They will accept the verdict because it’s Guardiola and Mancity and not Wenger and Arsenal.
Henson, what’s this regarding?
I have made the point before now: that the Arsenal team has not been playing to Havertz’s strengths. The guy thrives more on crosses into the area like the one by Martinelli the other day.
Playing more of those crosses deliberately aimed to find Havertz would prove more productive than always trying to walk the ball through the middle with intricate passing that invariably get snuffed out
Precisely. We saw the other night that when the ball goes in at the right time he can arrive on to it and score. Havertz is generally excellent in the air but we are trying to walk it into the goal.
Fast counter attacks to play to Martinelli’s strengths and early crosses for Havertz. I am not opposed to dominating possession, but there has to be a point to it. Sometimes our attacks lack purpose or seem to fizzle out.
“No team in the Premier League has scored more goals from crosses than the Gunners”
Another good reason for continuing with Tierney.
We can dream, Jax. Playing him would get Kai another 5-10 goals per session in the league. But for a manager who is so defensive and relies on set pieces he seems oddly reluctant to just go all-in on the retro football and just use an overlapping full back.
None of them goals came when Tierney was on the pitch?
So imagine how many goals we might have scored if he had been playing.
Jax,
You get no arguments from me there regarding Tierney.
But sadly that ship appears to have well and truly sailed.