Arsenal’s “fighting spirit” has returned, chief Arsene Wenger said after his side finished a third Premier League triumph in seven days to thunder once more into dispute for a main four wrap up.
After a 2-0 misfortune at rivals Tottenham Hotspur a month ago, Arsenal looked dead and covered in quest for a 21st progressive Champions League capability however the Gunners have moved to inside a state of fourth-put Liverpool.
Their amazing 4-1 triumph at Stoke City on Saturday took after correspondingly persuading 2-0 wins against Southampton and Manchester United separately.
The Gunners still need Liverpool or Manchester City to drop focuses before they stand a possibility, yet Wenger’s side have now recaptured pivotal force and certainty in front of their last two amusements against Sunderland and Everton.
“We had a difficult week playing Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday. We had three wins in a very convincing way so the focus is there, the desire to play together is there and the fighting spirit is there and of course we are very pleased for that,” Wenger told the BBC.
Arsenal have battled at the home of the rough Potters, not winning there since 2010, accordingly the way of triumph was especially noteworthy with a controlled cautious execution setting the establishments for their glittering assault.
They controlled the diversion and drove 2-0 through trendy objectives from Oliver Giroud and Mesut Ozil before Peter Crouch pulled one back — with his hand — to set up a possibly anxious wrap up.
The climate inside Stoke’s acclaimed Britannia Stadium increase and many would have been excused for expecting the Gunners regular frailties to go to the fore.
Rather the irregular Alexis Sanchez and Giroud added facilitate objectives to secure an amazing triumph for the quick completing Gunners.
“I believe when the team plays well we have individual talent and of course that always benefits from it,” Wenger added.
“When they scored the hand goal they made it rough. In the games like that when you go to Stoke you need at some stage to suffer, to stick together and that’s what we did.
“We survived a few corners and from then on at 3-1 it was game over. The physio told me he (Sanchez) wants to come off (with injury) but he is still a fighter and still found the resources to score an exceptional goal after.
“We just have to win our games now.”
