The cliche is "they're all big games" you need points week in week out, especially if you're in our position trying to scramble your way back up the league We are in touching distance of the top 4 but i always fear another bad result and it will really set us back, that's why the Chelsea win was so massive for confidence So after the international break we have a huge weekend of games that will be an even bigger lift to the players. Now we are 7th... Level on points with Liverpool in 6th Level on points with Spurs in 5th (but have 2 games in hand) 3 points off Chelsea in 4th 6 points off Newcastle in 3rd I hope Fulham can nick a draw with Spurs today which would put them 1 point ahead with a game in hand...it isn't an easy place to go and both have had European games mid week OUR NEXT 2 GAMES - Norwich (Away) Fulham (Home) NOVEMBER 19th-21st WEEKEND * Chelsea v Liverpool - Hope it'd be a draw, we would leap frog Liverpool and only be 1 point off Chelsea...neither of them are playing great right now. Then Liverpool's next game is home to Man City!!! * Man City v Newcastle - Newcastle haven't had many if any tough games and are due for a defeat so then they'd only be 3 ahead of us Then Newcastle's next game is away to Man Utd!!! * Spurs v Aston Villa - Tough game to call as Villa have been pretty solid this year, could be a tie for Spurs SUMMARY It's difficult to predict results with this league and we have to win our games, but it looks like a great opportunity to get up to 5th (ahead of Newcastle and Liverpool) and reduce the gap on Chelsea and Spurs. If we can get to Christmas in the top 4 and strengthen in the Jan window which for some strange reason i actually believe Wenger will this time (he did with Adebayor and Arshavin in previous Jan windows)
I'm praying that RVP doesn't get much game time for Holland, the last time he got injured was on international duty. Being honest, Id be thoroughly disappointed if we dropped points in our next two games. They are games we should be winning.
As has been pointed out in a few previous articles over the last week or so - the next 3-4 games for Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle will see them drop points guaranteed as they play each other and city (Newcastle haev a horrible run of games to play). Spurs have a couple of interesting fixtures to play but along with us have the easiest run in over our next lot of games. This is well and truely our chance to get right back into the mix. I expect we will be top 4 again before too long - definitely top 5 after the next 3 or 4 games.
Norwich 0 Arsenal 5 Fulham 1 Arsenal 3 Some small club 3rd highest turnover in Europe Champions League for last 14 years, WUM elsewhere.
Regardless of what games Newcastle have played so far they have Chelsea, City and Utd to play in a row - they will lose points guaranteed.
