Rice is right: Sunday’s long-awaited clash generated a lot of “noise.” After Arsenal’s recent difficulties, supporters, experts and media have all provided their analysis.
After the draw against Sporting in midweek, Arsenal icon Thierry Henry said on CBS : “Go win at Man City. I want to see that flame there. I believe in it, but show it. I hope (the performance against City) won’t be like tonight’s, or the ones against Brighton, Bournemouth or Mansfield; I hope to see something other than what I observed this season. This is the biggest chance of their lives: not only to beat anyone, but to prove to themselves, as a team, that they can do it. »
Former City winger and Gunners supporter Shaun Wright-Phillips, for his part, called on London creators to free themselves. “The players are restricted,” he noted with Covers.com. “Some people are just shadows of themselves, it’s hard to watch. I have never seen a team at the top of the Premier League receive so much criticism, but unfortunately it is down to the way Mikel Arteta has coached them. »
The fact remains that, in the minds of London observers, a point snatched from the Etihad will be better than a spectacular defeat, even if the game is disrupted. In the delicate situation the club is currently going through, no one will blame them for ignoring the pressure, relying on their strengths and thus retaining first place. The Gunners have failed to win hearts throughout the season, and Sunday is not the time to start.
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