Many Arsenal fans have reacted to a post from the official Arsenal Twitter page highlighting Mikel Arteta’s comments in his pre-match press conference ahead of tomorrow afternoon’s London derby clash with West Ham United.
A full transcript was provided by Arsenal.com in which the Spanish coach gave his thoughts on a few players at the club including new signing Pablo Mari, who made his long-awaited debut in Monday night’s 2-0 FA Cup round-of-sixteen win over Portsmouth. He also commented on West Ham and David Moyes’ situation, the incident involving Eric Dier confronting a fan for giving his brother a hard time on Wednesday night and perhaps most intriguingly, his thoughts on whether the Gunners can break into the top five, as fifth place could provide a Champions League spot following the investigation into Manchester City (BBC Sport).
One of his thoughts read: “If game-by-game we go and start grabbing three points and three points and three points, then we’ll have a chance the last three or four games of the season.” Arsenal’s next three games in the league are West Ham (H), Manchester City (A) and Brighton (A). It may be tough for the north-London club to get nine points but it would certainly boost their hopes of CL football for next season. These fans took different perspectives on the challenge ahead, with one fan even claiming that Arsenal are ‘in no fit state for Champions League football’:
https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1235858215977357314
If we get top 4 then give this man his rightfully deserved statue outside the Emirates
— evan 》 (@afcevan) March 6, 2020
Top 3 finish… I’m certain
— Ndwapi® (@Ndwapi1) March 6, 2020
Dream can actually come true
— Oduna Arisi#savedroid #cryptocurrenciesForeveryone (@applephilia) March 6, 2020
Even if we get top 4, I seriously doubt KSE will give him the money to sign the likes of Upamecano. #KroenkeOut
— K (@Mastersson) March 6, 2020
If ifs and buts were candy and coconuts, we would all have a merry christmas
— Mwene Wa Kongo (@KatseYaMafatshe) March 6, 2020
Let’s be honest we’re in no fit state for Champions League football we’d be better off taking one step back then two/three forward. Have a year out of Europe let the big wages leave and start over
— TaxiManGeorge (@taxi_george2) March 6, 2020
Arsenal fans, do you realistically think you can get back into the Champions League this season? Would you settle for the Europa League again or be out of Europe altogether to focus on the league? Let us know in the comments below.
