Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal will need a “close to perfect” end to the season to win his first Premier League in twenty years.
This was admitted by the Spanish coach, knowing that, after Sunday’s draw against Manchester City at the Etihad (0-0), Both the ‘Sky Blues’ and Liverpool will leave with a few points from nine Premier League games that will remain until the end of the championship.
Near perfection
“I don’t know if it’s perfect, but it has to be very close to that,” Arteta said this Tuesday at the press conference. before tomorrow’s match against Luton Town at the Emirates. “It could be the consistency of other teams and what is required historically in terms of points. It will be very close to that requirement (perfection),” he added.
Arsenal are second in the title race with 65 points, one more than Manchester City and two less Liverpool, who did not fail on Sunday in the return against Brighton & Hove Albion (2-1) and, according to the statistics, He is the favorite to win the title with a percentage of more than 40%. They are followed by City, with just over 30% and Arsenal in third place, with close to 20%.
A complicated calendar
The Gunners also certainly have the toughest schedule of the three, with away games against Brighton, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, as well as duels against teams in the relegation fight, such as Luton and Everton. , and a home game against Chelsea.
Their easiest match, a priori, is against Bournemouth at home with three games remaining. To this we have to add the quarter-final tie of the Champions League against Bayern Munich.
An Arteta “full of energy”
“I really want to talk about all of this. We enjoy every moment and prepare for it. This is where we want to be and we want to take advantage of this opportunity. We work every day with enthusiasm and passion. I see the team playing well and looking forward to these games. That must be the vision and concentration. “I’m full of energy and this is the most exciting part of the season,” acknowledged Arteta, whose situation the team is in “is very different from when I was a player.”
Source: La Verdad
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