“Neither of the two is a real commander and I ask Cech a bit more to lead because they don’t talk too much”, said Wenger, who on Friday urged Leicester and Arsenal fans to abandon a planned protest at the game being rescheduled from 3pm on Saturday to noon today. “Give me points, not words”, Ranieri said.
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This weekend’s trip to Manchester City will, of course, be a hard test, but it should hold few fears for them after the manner in which they demolished City 4-1 at White Hart Lane in September. With all eyes on the Emirates this weekend as the top four remain just six points apart, history suggests goals are nearly certain to flow.
Acknowledging Ranieri’s formidable team, Wenger is quoted by Sky Sports to have said: “They have become solid potential winners of the league”.
Claudio Ranieri’s side has been beaten just twice in 25 league games this season, but one of those losses came against Arsenal.
Some Leicester fans are planning to miss the first five minutes of Sunday’s noon kick-off in north London in protest to the late decision to switch the date of the match for television purposes.
“Yes, time to think can be a disadvantage if you not are thinking in a positive way and the pressure is on”, he said.
The pressure well and truly on in the final third of an enthralling season.
The Brazilian is likely to start alongside Laurent Koscielny and between them they have plenty of pace to keep tabs on Jamie Vardy and co.
“They suck you in and they go very quickly into the opponents” half.
On Leicester’s title rivals, the Italian added: ‘When they are playing in the cups we will go to the sea, make some swimming and sit in the sunshine’. Aston Villa and Bournemouth are the two most recent examples. Tell me why we have pressure?
By 6.15pm on Sunday, we’ll know the score but there are pre-game trends to watch out for.
“He has been here one year, we bought him in January. Sometimes I didn’t even know if it rained or not during the game because you’re so much in the game that you do not focus too much on what is happening in the stands”.
“Koscielny is a silent leader and Gabriel at the moment doesn’t master the language well enough”.
Every week, Sportsnet.ca will chat with Sportsnet soccer commentator James Sharman about the big stories and issues in the Premier League, and preview the weekend’s games. I hope they are right.
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“Centre-back is also about anticipation and Per Mertesacker is very strong at that”. Tottenham have averaged 16.7 shots per match, whereas Man City have tried 17.3 to top the league in that regard.
