Statistical proof that Arsenal need to win their next three games….
“In the Premier League the Christmas period is vital to get your points.
“We have responded well to our defeat at Man City with a win at Aston Villa, so now it’s down to us to do the job at home and get the points against Wolves on Tuesday.
“Every game has its own difficulty so what is important for us is to focus on our own game and perform well.
“In the Premier League if you don’t focus then you don’t win, so let’s focus on our next game and try to win it.
“We have learned that you win only if you are at your best. That’s the difficult [bit], to combine the Christmas period with focus.”
Arsene Wenger sounded suitably assertive in the interview and his approach of taking the season game by game is certainly the right one. He is right about the festive fixtures too, especially with a good number of winnable fixtures which Arsenal should use as a springboard to the latter stages of the season.
Taking just games from the end of December up to the middle of January, the statistics certainly show that the league Champions usually have solid results in the period compared to others too:
In the 2010/2011 season, champions Manchester United grabbed a near-perfect 13 points from 5 games in contrast to Chelsea’s 4 points from 4 games. The league table at the end of that season showed just how important that was – Chelsea lost out by nine points, the exact number of points they lost out compared to United in the Christmas period.
The 2009/10 season was no different either. Chelsea took 10 points from 4 games compared to United’s 7 points from 4 games. The league table saw Chelsea win the league table by one single point, and if United had recouped anything more from the Christmas fixtures things might have been very different too!
Out of the four matches played in the festive period thus far, Arsenal has already won one with the outcome of the other three still unknown. The crunch period – playing the next three games against Wolves, QPR and Fulham – lasts six days and it is a good opportunity for Arsenal to anchor its league position by grabbing maximum points. Through calculated risks, rotation and good tactics hopefully Arsenal can come away with the results the team is capable of achieving.
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Stats don’t matter!!! But I know arsenal will run riot on wolves,Qpr and fulham with RVP scoring more than 6 goals in these games..!
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we want to win all games…so let’s see if we made it.
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D best approach 4me is to play ur available best(players) and not to think about d nxt match till u’ve won d present. No rotation please! Instead substitute key players if we’re wining with a good margin and poor players if we’re searching 4 a wining goal. Play V.P in evry game till we’ve got a reliable deputy pleeeeeeas. . .we need these points!
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Wow Manure -arsenal is very close now in january this is our chance to bash them back,I dont think qpr wolves are a big problem i was more frightend of aston villa as they are always a though side to beat ,spuds already are on a bad streak lost stoke a draw against chelsea things getting better and better.
Opinions divided. What do you think?
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I know this is off topic but… go to translate. google. com and translate “marouane chamakh” from French to English!!!! :O
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Lets not to cocky here, im trying to think about where we’ll be in table if (god forbid) RVP got injured and there was no poldski or vertoghen or pato or anyone hope AW is thinking on the same lines
if we dont get another striker, well, kiss cl goodbye
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Since someone has brought up chamakh , i mite as say sometin bout the guy… lets not ship him of yet. with african nations cup approaching this mite help him get some form and confidence back
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Merry Christmas Arsenal FC. Merry Christmas Arsenal supporters! The Lord Jesus Bless you all.
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as its a time of peace and goodwill to all men…let me add my comment about the AKBs…i hope you enjoy the alcohol that fuels the delusion!
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Well there isn’t a requirement for statistics to prove that we need to win the next 3 games.
In what situation don’t you need to win 3 games in a row? Whether it’s the start/mid/end of the season EVERY TEAM NEEDS TO WIN the next 3 games.
We will win the next 3, no need to sweat bullets
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translate marouane chammakh from french to english !!!
maybe thats a sign
a swap sign 
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Chelsea tied, if we win the next game we’re 4th! COYG!
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merry xamas nhappy new arsenal.i know the next three games r points to b collected but this is tne new wenger arsenal sory i hv seen better arsenal team i m not too confident with this team so let wait n c if they can deliver the points.
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pessimistic gooner
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@mohammed, u say u’re an Arsenal fan & u’re so so negative about d club’s ability, people like u are full of shit always bringing bad luck with their mouth to d club they claim to surport, wit guys like u who needs an enemy. U make me sick!
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