4. Control the midfield

It’s going to be a hard task, but if Arsenal must try to control the midfield. Arsenal acquire a number of players capable of achieving this, but they will be up against one of the most physical midfield forces in the Premier League. Although we will be up against a stronger side, the Gunners will boast more technique and flair, which should see us hold, and pass the ball around more fluently, consequently keeping more possession in midfield. Arsenal have proven in the past that they can win games when they take charge of this area, but when they don’t (which is usually against the bigger sides in the Premier League) they tend to falter. It will be a tight battle in the middle of the park, and I will go on record as saying, whichever team controls this part of the field will win the match…let’s just hope for our sakes its Arsenal.

5. Be solid at the back

Unlike recent matches already this season, Arsenal will have to try and be solid at the back, especially against a team of Chelsea’s calibre. The Gunners will be without Thomas Vermaelen, so it will be down to Laurent Koscielny and Sebastien Squillaci to fend off the threat of Didier Drogba. Not only will the two centre-back need to be on song, but so will the full-backs. Bacary Sagna will have to make sure Florent Malouda is kept quite, whilst underperforming left-back Gael Clichy will have to raise his game severely as well. The fact is Arsenal’s defence will need to be solid and stay focus throughout the 90 minutes; otherwise we could be looking at yet another defeat from the Blues.

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