Arsenal have 1 game left and if they beat Tottenham on Week 4, it will be their first return to the Champions League since 2017, the dream is just around the corner, they missed a great opportunity when they suffered three consecutive defeats in April, but the incredible four-game winning streak has brought this seemingly crashing season back to life. Arteta's side won Sunday's match against Leeds United and a win in the North London derby would put them four points ahead of Tottenham.
Arteta said after the win: "I've been through games like this in this league, I've experienced situations where things change very quickly. But the way we started was amazing. It was shocking and convincing. We're really giving it our all, pushing forward without hesitation and showing the team what it's capable of. We scored two goals and then they had to play 10 men and you had to play 1 different game. ”
Arsenal deal with the players' nervousness in the final moments, but if they think these are tense, wait until week 4. However, given their start to the season, Arteta's side is now in a notable position. When they started their campaign with 3 straight defeats and finished at the bottom of a Premier League game for the first time without scoring 1 goal, there were rumors that they would face a relegation battle.
But since then they have won 21 of their 31 league games and are now just 90 minutes away from their goal, with the Champions League just one game away from them and the 4 night derby on Thursday night is Arsenal's most important game in recent years. Arteta said: "We want to be ready for the game as usual. With the same enthusiasm, but I know very well that this could be a defining moment. ”
No one knows better than Arteta what the Champions League means for Arsenal. As a player, he often represented the Gunners in the Champions League, but those days are distant memories. So it would be a huge achievement for him to get Arsenal back into the Champions League after a disappointing few years.
Since Arteta took charge, he has been telling fans to believe in reviving the process, which will cause a huge stir among fans if the Champions League starts again. Convincing England stars to keep Arsenal is easy to achieve, and as long as they can get into the Champions League, the increase in funding will also be huge, which will make the Gunners more aggressive in the transfer market before next season.
"We don't need to explain the importance of this game," Arteta said as he looked ahead to the game against Tottenham On Thursday night: "Everyone is aware of this and all our energy will be moving towards the goal. "Arsenal have a history of achieving historic goals at home to Tottenham. In 1971, they won the First Division title in White Hart Lane. In 2004, Wenger's invincible team won their historic Premier League title. This time, the young Arsenal are coming to an end to the club's 5-year history of not playing in the Champions League, and in recent years it has felt like a flurry to regain a place in the Premier League, but now it only takes 90 minutes and Arsenal's fate awaits us.