‘A newfound respect for Arteta at this stage’

So, its two out of two, after Bayern defeat. Arsenal fell into a crisis at the beginning of April, after a comfortable 3-0 win over Brighton (9th April) and not only went out of the Champions League (3-2 on aggregate), but lost at home to Aston Villa. With that defeat, they dropped from the leading position and everybody started to talk about the Gunners ‘bottling it again’. But Mikel Arteta’s men first defeated Wolves at the Molineux, and then crushed Chelsea 5-0 last night. Heck, even Kai Havertz scored a brace! And after Arsenal’s biggest ever competitive win over the Blues, coach Arteta certainly has to be pleased with the reaction of his players.It is obvious who rules London! Chelsea mauled mercilessly at the Emirates“What I would like is that they can manage themselves in the dressing room, they know what we are playing for, they are so excited for it and they are so at it. My role is to keep demanding them, challenging them and in the moment making them believe they can do it because I think that’s a very important thing as well. We have a lot of games coming up, let’s enjoy tonight and let’s go back to work. Very happy with the win, with the amount of chances and goals we scored. And with the clean sheet as well it shows the consistency” Arteta told TNT Sports.Chelsea have lost more games against Arsenal in their last five meetings (4/5) than José Mourinho has in his entire managerial career (3/23).How things have changed. 👀 pic.twitter.com/Eu8iFJUCiR— Squawka (@Squawka) April 23, 2024 The Spaniard obviously learned some lessons from last year’s crumble at around this time and that’s something former Manchester defender Rio Ferdinand was gladly to point out.“What I would say is that it just seems to be an air of confidence, steeliness, I think there’s been a learning from last year. Arteta composure in the week that we had the week before this, where they lost against Aston Villa and they lost against Bayern Munich going out of Champions League. You wouldn’t be up in arms if the wheels have fallen off, you just go, you know, I kind of expected that, but the way you would gain composure himself, but also his team on the pitch, has been something for me, a new a newfound respect for him at this stage. Yes, they still got a lot of work to do, and they still have to get over the line and win the league, but just even that little area, I think, is a big shift from last season” said Ferdinand.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 29TuesdayArsenal – Chelsea 5-0 (1-0)/Trossard 4, White 52, 70, Havertz 57, 65/Wednesday21:45: (2.85) Wolverhampton (3.50) Bournemouth (2.55)22:00: (1.35) Man.Utd. (5.60) Sheffield Utd (9.50)22:00: (8.00) Everton (4.80) Liverpool (1.45)22:00: (2.80) Crystal Palace (3.45) Newcastle (2.45)Thursday22:00: (7.00) Brighton (4.50) Man.City (1.45)***odds are subject to change***

 

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