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Wenger believes that it is a great chance for the Gunners to end their decade-long wait for the title but it will be hard as unlike the cliché, “nobody wants to win the league”, the league has become much more competitive which will make it all the more hard for them to keep their position at the top. Obviously, you are disappointed when you lose a game like we did two days ago but the reaction and consistency of the work is very important and so far we’ve been doing that, preparing every game as well as we could.
“We are in a good position, we are in the mix of the teams who will play to win the title so we want to stay in that position for as long as possible”.
Arsenal host struggling Newcastle on Saturday in a match they will be big favorites to win.
The veteran goalkeeper’s clean sheet on Monday against Bournemouth gave him 170 in the Premier League, surpassing previous record-holder David James having played a whopping 220 fewer games.
Arsenal are sitting top of the Premier League as we head into 2016 and the platform for their success has been a more assured defence this season.
Bournemouth were unbeaten in six but couldn’t slow down Mesut Ozil, who scored a goal and grabbed his league-leading 16th assist in a strong performance from Arsenal. “I believe we have to focus on ourselves more than looking at who will be our threat”.
Asked if Arsenal had the potential to go all the way and win their first top-flight title since 2004, Wenger said: “You can not say that we have no chance after 19 games”.
Ozil is not the only player at Arsenal setting records.
Arsenal fans around the Transfer Tavern celebrating the fact that they sit top of the Premier League heading into the New Year have seen the discussions quickly alter, amid confirmation that a first-team ace could be lost.
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Three times Wenger has failed to win the title despite leading the pack on January 1 but he added: “Maybe when we were top these three times because the other teams did not play at full power and we did”.
