Arteta confident in Arsenal’s psychological edge
Mikel Arteta confidently asserts Arsenal’s psychological edge over Premier League heavyweights Manchester City and Liverpool as the title race heats up.
Arsenal’s current league position, level on points with Liverpool but ahead on goal difference, improves Arteta’s confidence. With City being one point down with a game in hand, Arteta remained unfazed.
Arteta’s statement arises from Arsenal’s advantageous scheduling dynamics. Hosting Chelsea before Liverpool and City face their separate trials provides Arsenal with a strategic advantage. Arteta believes that this scheduling adjustment could be crucial in establishing Arsenal’s supremacy.
Asked about the advantages of going first, the manager said in his pre-match press conference: ‘That helps, that really helps because then you are winning your matches and making the margins smaller and smaller.
‘That’s the only thing we can do at the moment because it’s not in our hands.
‘We will try again and try to play really well, try to win and if we can do that then the pressure will increase, for sure. It matters because it means you are doing your job and that’s what matters most.
‘Winning as a consequence of that and bringing the margins shorter and that’s something which is positive.’
While acknowledging Arsenal’s arduous fixture list against top-tier opponents like Chelsea, Tottenham, and Manchester United, Arteta remains resolute.
The opportunity to play first in crucial encounters injects Arsenal with a newfound vigor and purpose in their pursuit of Premier League glory.
With the stakes escalating and the pressure mounting, Arteta’s conviction in Arsenal’s mental fortitude reverberates throughout the league.
As the battle for supremacy intensifies, Arsenal emerges as a formidable force, poised to disrupt the status quo and claim their first Premier League title in two decades.
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