Well, it was widely reported at the start of this soccer season that Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger made a declaration that Arsenal will end its trophiless nightmare by winning the quadruple this season. It seemed as though Arsene Wenger was making good his boast but then a few disappointments and they were languishing in the 3rd spot of the English Premier League. Later they recovered and now they are second just 3 points behind Man U and still with a game in hand. In other competitions like the Carling Cup, F.A Cup and the UEFA Champions League, their performance was impressive until you know the rest of the story.
Well the most painful part of the story was the Carling Cup. All of the strong opponents of Arsenal FC on paper were eliminated from the competition before Arsenal got to meet them. West Ham eliminated Man U in the quarter- finals; Chelsea was eliminated by Newcastle United who defeated them in front of their home fans at Stanford Bridge. Newcastle was then defeated by Arsenal. Arsenal succeeded triumphing over all their opponents until they reached the finals. They were left with just Birmingham City to beat to capture the Carling Cup. But this was not to be the case. Birmingham stunned Arsenal at Cardiff City scoring the winning goal at the dying minutes of the game. The goal was scored by the Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins after a misunderstanding between an Arsenal central defender and the Arsenal goalkeeper. It was the second goal of Birmingham City. As you know the game ended 2-1 in favor of Birmingham.
After this came the game against Barcelona. Arsenal won the first leg at home by 2 goals to 1 but under controversial circumstances lost at Camp Nou 1-3 to Barcelona. As a result of this, they were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League. To compound to their woes, they have also crashed out of the F.A Cup thanks to their 0-2 loss to Manchester United. the only trophy they are left with to win is the English Premier League (EPL). As mentioned earlier, they are currently 3 points behind Man U with a game in hand. If they win all their remaining games they will be crowned the new EPL Champions. But the question is how feasible or possible it is for Arsenal to win all their remaining games looking at the injury worries plaguing the squad. Again they strong games to play against Man U and Liverpool FC. Looking at their consistency one may be tempted to think that it is not possible for Arsenal to win all their remaining games in the EPL. But looking at the EPL this season, one cannot make any conclusion until the season is over. This is because any of the top 4 can still win the league.
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