Five Things Arsenal Must Do To Beat Chelsea: Nigel Winterburn
This Sunday would be a great day for fans of both Arsenal and Chelsea, though the Gunners fans have a little worry as the North England club is struggling from a poor form, and a lose will cost them heavy at the Premier League title.
However, Arsenal started the season with a bang but checked by a humbling 3-2 defeat by West Brom last weekend. The result gave a worry factor for Arsenal manager as well as fans.
The legend Nigel Winterburn advised Arsenal to take a few steps to gain an edge over Chelsea. The legendary Arsenal defender was a part of Arsenal defence in the 90s alongside Tony Adams, Martin Keown, Lee Dixon and goalkeeper David Seaman.
The former Arsenal left-back has given some good points to counter Chelsea.
1. Show some backbone – He said that playing for Arsenal is an honor and shouldn’t be taken lightly. He talked about tradition, the great players who meant to be known for the club prestige. The current squad is a young players but they have to roll their sleeves and to understand the prestige behind playing for the club.
2. Deal with Drogba – He warned about Blue’s Drogba who is always a threat to the Gunners.
3. Stick Fabianski in goal – He said about the new goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski who will play in behalf of injured Manuel Almunia, and that would be a defining moment for the young goalkeeper. He need to get the mental make-up for the big game.
4. Get crosses in to Chamakh – He praised new Marouane Chamakh who can be a great threat in the air.
5. Win the battle of the full-backs – He emphasis on the full-backs though it’s not so important in today’s way of playing. But in the latest style of 4-5-1 formation teams are playing they can also be the most important attacking players on the pitch as they are often the free man



I love “nuts” and what he says makes sense, if only it were that simple.