The competition in the top four of the Premier League is extremely fierce, opening the current table, the 4th place Tottenham Hotspur and the 7th place Manchester United are only 3 points apart, and the victory or defeat of any game directly affects the ranking of each team. The current situation of the teams is to alternate leads, with Arsenal, Tottenham, West Ham and Manchester United all briefly finishing fourth. Arsenal previously had a very big advantage, they could still compete with several other teams with two games less, but after losing away to Crystal Palace, Arsenal's chances became much smaller. With Arteta's side only one last chance left, do they have any hope?
After the match between Arsenal and Crystal Palace, it also quickly appeared on the hot search of major social media, on the one hand, Arsenal ended their winning streak, and their previous 5 consecutive wins were completely ended by Crystal Palace; secondly, because Arsenal showed a bad state in this game, at least not like the previous Arsenal; and finally, and most critically, the injuries of Tierney and Thomas may directly affect their next situation. With few opportunities left for the team, the health of every player, especially the main players, will affect Arsenal's final results.
Judging from the statistics of this game, Arsenal actually has an absolute advantage in the away game, with nearly 70% possession and more than twice the number of shots on goal, making Arsenal the team most likely to win the game. However, none of these possessions or shots really threatened Crystal Palace, neither Lacazette nor Erdegaard, nor Saka nor Smithroe really threatened the Crystal Palace's doors. In particular, Erdegaard, after participating in 2 consecutive national team matches, the visible fatigue made him unable to contribute much on the field, and eventually the team could not be fully activated and lost the game.
In fact, this game has a lot of similarities with a game against Brentford that Arsenal lost before, scoring early by the opponent, injuries that prevent some players from playing, coupled with some luck factors, so that Arsenal can only accept the result of failure. For a team like Arsenal, which is dominated by young people, when facing stalemate or even adversity, they need to learn how to change the situation on the pitch, which is a problem they need to work hard to solve in the later stages. Moreover, Arteta's team does not have many players who can solve the problem in the bench lineup, which is also a problem that needs to be focused on.
Arsenal still have an advantage in the Champions League quota competition, but only if they need to do their part, otherwise there are not too many opportunities. In the remaining games, Arsenal will play directly against their rivals Tottenham, Manchester United and West Ham United, which also directly determine what kind of results they can finally get. From the historical record, Arsenal's performance against the Premier League team is not particularly good, which is an important reason why they will not be optimistic. In the case that the next few opponents are not weak, how to stimulate the confidence of the players is the problem that Arteta needs to focus on solving. Luckily, they are all very young and have a chance to continue to grow.