Arsenal fans booed their former favourite Robin van Persie despite Wenger’s plea for him to be treated with respect. PHOTO: AFP
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes that if his team wins its last three Premier League games it will qualify for the Champions League, but both Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur could yet scupper his hopes.
The key game is on May 8 when former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas takes his Spurs team to Stamford Bridge to face his old club.
If Spurs win that game – and their remaining games against Southampton, Stoke City and Sunderland – they will finish above Arsenal.
Chelsea will also finish above Arsenal even if they lose to Spurs and win their three other games at Manchester United and Aston Villa, and at home to Everton.
Meanwhile, Wenger saw his side drop two points in a 1-1 draw with champions Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium and said that there was no more room for errors as the season reaches its climax.
Asked whether the point would be enough for Champions League qualification for a 16th successive season, Wenger replied, “If we win all our games it will be enough and I am convinced we will be there. We will be where we want to be at the end, I am sure of that. But you know there is no room for dropping points. We know that.”
Arsenal slipped from third to fourth in the table after Chelsea’s 2-0 home win over Swansea City on Sunday, while Tottenham Hotspur remained fifth.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 30th, 2013.
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