‘Arsenal’s players had already been given Friday off before the Palace game, having been allowed to take Sunday and Monday off in the immediate aftermath of the 3-3 draw against West Ham United – in which the Gunners threw away a two-goal lead.
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Three points against West Brom are essential to Arsenal’s hopes of securing a 19th successive season of Champions League football, yet there are suggestions that Gunners fans will make a very visible protest to Wenger by failing to take up their seats for the game.
Palace haven’t won a league match at Old Trafford since 1989 but can look forward to Wednesday’s fixture with growing confidence after a 1-1 draw at Arsenal extended their current unbeaten run to four games.
The format of the league means that we now face a play off against 5th placed Blackburn Rovers and if Arsenal win that we then have the promotion decider against the victor of the other game between 3rd placed Swansea and 4th placed Aston Villa. “Yes, it’s a fact”, Lehmann said”.
“I think this time it’s a little bit more disappointing than before because everybody thought Leicester could be caught at the end of the season”, Lehmann said. Of course, they did.
Such has been Arsenal’s collapse in the last few weeks, that even Champions League football next season is still far from guaranteed. They have a good manager and a good team and we don’t play the best football sometimes, which is normal because of the players we have got – but trust me it is a attractive club and I am just enjoying myself again. “The Arsenal when I played there was probably a bit different to the one it is now”.
Their title charge is all but over and goalkeeper Petr Cech, who should have done better with Bolasie’s late leveller, acknowledged Arsenal missed their chance after leaders Leicester had drawn at home to West Ham earlier on Sunday.
The Gunners boss has also found himself under increasing pressure from supporters, while our article last month suggested Wenger’s weak spirit was holding Arsenal back. You can’t really blame the striker for not scoring when he doesn’t get any deliveries.
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“In the first-half the possession was probably something like 97-3, but we came back and we have been strong”.
