Goalkeeper Bernd Leno has admitted that Arsenal are facing a “very difficult” challenge to keep their season alive, despite beating north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 on Sunday afternoon.
Bert leno said: “We were completely lacking the consistency. In [the] autumn, we had big problems, a bad atmosphere… and we turned the corner. Now we’re at least getting a taste of the Europa League again. [To qualify for the] Champions League will be very, very difficult.”
Whilst a top-four finish looks increasingly unlikely, albeit with the gap of ten points between themselves and Chelsea not totally insurmountable, Leno believes the Gunners can use Sunday’s triumph over Spurs to their advantage in their quest to end the season strongly.
Bert Leno added: “Hopefully, it will increase the level of confidence of the team and the belief that we can play really well against any opponent, we can beat big teams as well and just maintain everybody together with a big belief. We know we have to put four or five wins together in a row to give ourselves any chance of looking up in the table, but we are ready for a fight.”
Should Arsenal not be successful in their efforts to secure a Europa League spot ahead of next season via their Premier League position come the end of the campaign, they do, of course, still have the prospect of qualifying for next season’s UEFA Champions League if they win this season’s Europa League.
