Two title contenders for the English Premier League indulge in battle on Monday. Neither of the teams is showing signs of taking the game lightly. On current form Arsenal would be termed as clear favourites, but looking at the history of these encounters,
Chelsea holds the upper hand.
Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, is also not ready to take things lightly and is insistent that despite the bad run of games, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 may still prove to be a tough opponent. Wenger believes that even though Chelsea is going through a tough period they can
start their winning run any time. That is the reason he would not be taking their current form in the equation as he prepares his team for the big match.
Carlo Ancelotti’s team has not won a single game in last 5 matches and are now in the 4th spot in the table. That may suggest that this may be the ideal time for the Gunners to take on the Champions.
Wenger believes that its due to the league becoming more competitive, rather than Chelsea playing poor that they are struggling. He said that one can never say that it is the best time to play Chelsea, as they possess a pool of extremely talented players
and his team would be on guard.
Chelsea did get the better of Arsenal in the game at Stamford Bridge this season; Wenger said that Chelsea may not be on the same level of confidence as they were then but that does not change much. The Arsenal boss went on to say that he always tries to
focus more on his own team’s performance rather than the faults of their opponents. So there is nothing different for him going into this all important match.
Wenger said: "We know that on Monday we will play against a top team and we do not expect any weakness on their side. We want to put a top-level performance at the Emirates and show we are masters at home."
Arsene Wenger, who has been in charge of Arsenal for more than a decade, said that he has no doubt that a match that magnitude would go a long way towards shaping the season for both teams.
Arsenal have already lost to Manchester United and Chelsea this season, and played a draw against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 at the start of the season. Liverpool are no longer part of the big four but defeat at the hands of 2 big teams already means that they cannot let
any more points slip away against the title rivals.
Arsenal go into the match having lost all 5 of their last meetings and also have let in no less than 13 goals. The main tormentor for them has been the Ivorian http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044 who has smashed in 13 goals in as many games so far.
Arsene Wenger said that there is a busy season ahead and there would be 4 games in just 10 days. A win against Chelsea may be a perfect start to the hectic schedule and that is something his team is very aware of.
Arsene admitted that the last few years have been difficult, but said that it was a rebuilding period and now he believes that his team is ready to take the next step and beat teams like Chelsea and Manchester United on a regular basis.
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