ARSENAL MUST CHILL OUT IN FRONT OF GOAL
Arsenal may have not scored at the Emirates in the Premier League since January 10 – but Arsene Wenger has told his players to chill out and be natural in front of goal.
The French manager is hoping his team hit to onion bag on Saturday February 28 against Fulham but believes that the more pressure they feel to score the longer the drought will continue.
Arsenal, who have played out goalless draws in their last two league games at home, sit in fifth in the table, six points behind Aston Villa – but Wenger believes that magical Champions League spot is possible if his team relax.
“The bigger you make a problem, the bigger it becomes,” he said. “So you just have to be natural, spontaneous and believe in what you do and your ability.
“If you want it to be a problem, you can say 'yes, OK, it is a problem'. But sometimes you have to take a distance from a problem and just think let’s play well.
“We do not put any special pressure on the guy who misses a golden chance. We always try to encourage them and be positive and remind them that they have the quality.
“We have scored plenty of goals and it happens to any team to have a spell where you score a little bit less.
“I am confident we will make the Champions League. There are 12 games to go, if we keep our consistency, spirit and attitude, and our focus, we will make it.”
Arsenal will welcome back Andrey Arshavin who missed out on the 1-0 Champions League win over Roma on Tuesday and also Abu Diaby returns from injury.
Wenger also backed Nikolas Bendtner to prove his worth to the club – despite the young Danish striker saying he expected to play more often.
“I feel he is doing well,” Wenger said of Bendtner. “He is 20-years old, playing at the top level and creating chances. The problem at that level is if you don’t create chances.
“He wants to work, he is becoming very professional. Before he was a little bit easy going. He realises now what it takes to me a top class player. He work very well and for me he has a bright future.”
Arsenal may have not scored at the Emirates in the Premier League since January 10 – but Arsene Wenger has told his players to chill out and be natural in front of goal.
The French manager is hoping his team hit to onion bag on Saturday February 28 against Fulham but believes that the more pressure they feel to score the longer the drought will continue.
Arsenal, who have played out goalless draws in their last two league games at home, sit in fifth in the table, six points behind Aston Villa – but Wenger believes that magical Champions League spot is possible if his team relax.
“The bigger you make a problem, the bigger it becomes,” he said. “So you just have to be natural, spontaneous and believe in what you do and your ability.
“If you want it to be a problem, you can say 'yes, OK, it is a problem'. But sometimes you have to take a distance from a problem and just think let’s play well.
“We do not put any special pressure on the guy who misses a golden chance. We always try to encourage them and be positive and remind them that they have the quality.
“We have scored plenty of goals and it happens to any team to have a spell where you score a little bit less.
“I am confident we will make the Champions League. There are 12 games to go, if we keep our consistency, spirit and attitude, and our focus, we will make it.”
Arsenal will welcome back Andrey Arshavin who missed out on the 1-0 Champions League win over Roma on Tuesday and also Abu Diaby returns from injury.
Wenger also backed Nikolas Bendtner to prove his worth to the club – despite the young Danish striker saying he expected to play more often.
“I feel he is doing well,” Wenger said of Bendtner. “He is 20-years old, playing at the top level and creating chances. The problem at that level is if you don’t create chances.
“He wants to work, he is becoming very professional. Before he was a little bit easy going. He realises now what it takes to me a top class player. He work very well and for me he has a bright future.”
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