I’m sorry to all you optimistic Arsenal fans out there, but I couldn’t help but laugh out loud when I read Mikel Arteta’s recent claim!
The 30-year-old Spaniard, who moved to Arsenal from Everton in a £10 million deal in the summer, believes the Gunners still have a shot at qualifying to the next phase of the Champions League despite being battered 4-0 by AC Milan last night.
The midfielder was quoted on talkSPORT.com today saying:
‘Never say never in football.’
He added:
‘If we score two goals in the first half at the Emirates then it is game on. After last night, it will be very difficult to get through and we all know that.’
Sorry Mikel, but the only thing we will be playing for in three weeks time at the Emirates is pride, nothing else.
I commend Arteta’s attitude and fighting spirit because that’s what we need at this time, but a four goal lead is just too big a gap to close against one of the biggest clubs in Europe who acquire one of the best back four in the world. In addition to scoring the goals, we have to make sure we don’t concede any as well, which looks highly unlikely given the potent attack the Rossoneri possess.
Even Arsene Wenger reckons we’re out of the competition, claiming we have about a two to five percent chance of progressing to the next round:
‘Let’s be realistic, we don’t play in dream world, maybe there is a two percent or five percent chance statistically, realistically we are out of this competition.’
From a realistic Gooner, let’s just concentrate on the FA Cup and securing fourth spot because the Champions League is well out of our reach!
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What a poor article! If the Arsenal players think like you, we might aswell not turn up. Negativity gets you no where! To turn a 4-0 is a high ask but not impossible. If Arsenal do turn this game around, please jump off the nearest cliff and do not write any more Arsenal Blogs again. Goodbye!
4-0 at full time.
4-4 agg.
Extra-time stalemate.
Win on pens. Szez to the rescue!
Both right. 2 early goals and he’s right you never know. However the chances of us keeping a clean sheet in any game is highly remote. Unleash the Ox from the start .