Martin Odegaard and Eberechi Eze have called on Arsenal to take this ‘beautiful’ opportunity to win the Premier League and fight until the very end.
Arsenal had to fight hard to earn all three points against Newcastle United on Saturday, but they ended up achieving a 1-0 win thanks to Eberechi Eze’s first-half finish.
The Gunners had to withstand plenty of Newcastle attacks before the full-time whistle, and Sky Sports pundits suggested to Eze afterwards that the team also might be feeling the pressure from the media and the fans.
But Eze pushed back against that suggestion, insisting it’s nothing more than the pressure the players put on themselves, adding that he thinks it’s a good thing.
“I feel like the pressure that we put on ourselves is so much more than what’s coming from outside,” Eze said. “We’re not too interested.
“I wouldn’t say [it’s too much pressure]. It’s the necessary pressure to win. You know what’s at stake, you know what’s in front of you. We’ve got an opportunity to do something incredible.
“It’s not negative, this is a beautiful, beautiful position that we’re in, to be able to achieve something that the club hasn’t achieved in how long.”
The players undeniably had to give everything to see out the 1-0 win on Saturday, which potentially raises questions about whether they have enough in the tank for another four Premier League matches and at least two Champions League fixtures (hopefully three).
On that front, club captain Martin Odegaard suggested the team are ready to keep fighting every game and every day to achieve their goals this season.
“We just have to keep going,” Odegaard told Sky Sports. “It’s the end of the season, so just leave everything out that we have inside and just fight every single game, for every single win.
“We did that today, and we just have to keep going, look [to] the next game now and win again, and keep going.
“[Top of the league] is where we want to be, but it’s going to go all the way to the end and we’re ready for it. We’re going to fight every single day. Looking forward to it!”
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