Title race far from over but Arsenal must recapture ruthless mindset via IrishTimesSport
“It is not about the mentality: for sure, it is not,” said Xhaka. In the bigger picture, he is probably right. Arsenal remain top of the Premier League and with the title in their hands. It has been a phenomenal achievement to outpace Manchester City to this point and perhaps the more important observation should be that, such is the dominance of Pep Guardiola’s side, any title race nowadays needs two almost perfect contenders.
None of that changes the fact Arsenal’s two slip-ups have been avoidable; neither does it alter the suspicion there was a mental hangover in east London from the previous week’s spiralling. Arteta did not make such huge strides with this squad in order to throw in the towel by mid-April: as Xhaka suggested, this is the time to reset and work out how best to exploit a still commanding position over the final seven games.
If Saliba and Zinchenko are fully fit, Arsenal have a chance next week. But that sentence points to a lack of squad depth, certainly in comparison with that enjoyed by City. They paid for that last year when throwing away a Champions League spot: this time around they have strengthened their bench but perhaps not to the extent required of champions.🗣️ "Very disappointing. The way we started was superb again, we were in total control, then we lost purpose.
🗣️ "We gave them hope, conceded a terrible penalty, then credit to them. We got on the roller coaster where…
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