Should Leicester and Tottenham-who face City on Sunday-win their matches this weekend, it would take a massive effort for either Wenger’s Gunners or Pellegrini’s Citizens to reassert themselves in the title race.
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Claudio Ranieri’s men gave the clearest indication yet that they can last the course by dismantling Manchester City 3-1 in a top-of-the-table clash at the Etihad Stadium last weekend. “I remember the conversation I had with their manager [Nigel Pearson] after the game”, Wenger. recalled. Look at the number of direct balls from their half into the opponents’ – it’s higher than anyone else’s because they have [Jamie] Vardy on his way straightaway when they win it.
“The squad will be similar to last week”.
Arsenal will not change their style of play against Leicester City, according to manager Arsene Wenger.
Wenger added: “You want everybody there when the game starts”.
Wenger claimed the “nerves” will creep in during Leicester’s run-in once they realise what they have got to lose.
Leicester have great pace on the break and Wenger said he was likely to continue with his two quickest centre backs, Laurent Koscielny and Gabriel Paulista.
The Foxes play like a recoiled spring, says Bull. They are the “best counter-attacking team in the Premier League by a million miles” and no-one seems able to stop them.
“He has been here one year, we bought him in January”.
“Beating Bournemouth was very good for the future as we now have a very big game at home against Leicester, who are the favourites for the Premier League”, he told Arsenal Player. Neither of them [Gabriel and Koscielny] is a real commander.
“After, let’s not count too much on the weakness of Leicester because they have not shown too many”. “Koscielny is a silent leader and Gabriel at the moment doesn’t master [the language] well enough, and as well I don’t think he’s a natural extrovert central defender”.
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This latest grievance comes days after Liverpool’s American owners apologized to the club’s fans and reversed planned rises in ticket prices, following a walkout by more than 10,000 Liverpool supporters at Anfield near the end of Saturday’s match against Sunderland.
