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π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
We got over the line.
We were nine points clear, six games to go, something like that.
So we had a massive drop-off.
We even lost Manchester City, who were in the relegation zone, at home a few games to go.
And you could imagine the panic setting in there.
But we actually had an experienced manager in Kenny Dalglish who had been there and done it and was a calming influence.
And this is going to be a real test for Mikel Arteta, isn't he?
Because he's still...
Do you think he's not a calming influence?
No, I'm not saying that.
But the fact he's won an FA Cup and he's obviously an outstanding coach.
And the way Arsenal have done it this season, in many ways, you have to take your hat off to him because...
He hasn't tried to go toe-to-toe with Manchester City in the way that Pep's team have evolved.
He's gone down a more basic and blunt route and it's worked up until now.
But on the face of it, he has to show that composure and that belief in the players.
He certainly can't get...
shouldn't be getting rattled and wilting.
But this is going to be a massive test for Arteta because, you know, we all know the implications.
If Arsenal don't win it, there will be doubters about whether Arteta should stay on.
And, you know, rightly or wrongly, that will happen.