Arsene Wenger Says Arsenal are Worried by Fight for Champions League Spot

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted he is concerned the Gunners could miss out on UEFA Champions League football following their 0-0 draw with Sunderland on Sunday.

According to Kieran Gill for the Daily Mail, he was asked if he was “worried” at the prospect of failing to qualify, and he said:

Yes, of course. 

We care about that and we worry about it as well. It is a fight. 

There are two leagues at the moment. The teams who are taking it easier.

You see that in some games. You think, ‘I would like to play them now.’ The teams that are safe and do not go for Europe. 

Then you have the teams that go for something at the top and the teams that fight not to go down. It’s different games.

It is frustrating because we play to win the title. The fact that we do not win it is, of course, frustrating.

The draw at the Stadium of Light was their third in four matches, and the Gunners’ slide out of the title race is now complete with Leicester City’s win against Swansea City. Indeed, as fifth-placed Manchester United have a game in hand, their position in the top four isn’t even secure, as they could find themselves just two points ahead of the Red Devils.

Further, fourth place may not even be enough to reach the Champions League should Manchester City win the competition or Liverpool win the UEFA Europa League. On Match of the Day 2, pundit Jermaine Jenas noted the pressure was building on Arsenal:

A crucial few games for Arsenal says Jermaine Jenas… https://t.co/QZQvvjxPst

— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) April 24, 2016

Indeed, …

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