Even though Arsenal has had a comfortable position among the top four in premier league for quite some now, but their performances in last few games have also been deteriorated significantly, i.e., it is just their good luck that Manchester duos are not in their best form else Gunners would have to face an exit from top four for the way they have been playing in last few weeks. Take the example of Saturday premier league game against West Ham where Emirate side was two goals ahead by the half time. This kind of lead at half time is often taken as the sure shot victory but Arsene Wenger’s highly in-form players completely failed to defend their confident edge and drew the game by 3-0, which means, they led hosts score the three goals despite having been under pressure in front of home crowd. The 27-year-old English forward Andy Carroll proved lethal for Wenger side who scored the hat-trick to derail Gunners victory march. Actually, it was mathematically the last chance for Arsenal to win the league title looking at their ten points trail to the Foxes, but anyways, it is being believed now that a Champions league qualification is the best they can achieve this English topflight.
Talking about the game what went wrong for them at Boleyn Ground, Wenger pointed his team’s weakness in the air that cost them a sure shot win, he said after the game, “We paid for our weakness in the air inside the box. And since the beginning of the season in some important games that has happened to us. It’s disappointing for us, especially with players of that experience, 2-0 up on 43 minutes and at 45 it’s 2-2. I think that’s where we have made it difficult for ourselves. Over(Gunners title hope) , no. But it makes it much more difficult of course. We have to wait for the results and focus on the next game. Because they are chasing behind us as well and we dropped two points today.”
Moreover adding about his team selection that was same that won the Watford game, he said, “Look, does Petr Cech play or David Ospina? We have a bad record in the air since the start of the season no matter who plays.
“We have not conceded in the last two games. And if you look at the numbers of both keepers, no matter who you play you are right, and no matter who you play you are wrong. Because every time you concede a goal people will say, why didn’t you play him or him? … I just decided to keep the winning team.”