Wenger warns Premier League crown can be won or lost in December
4 Nov 2009, 1353 Hrs

Add comment          Mail          Print          Write to Editor

* Education Directory * Exam Results * Who is Who * Information *Tutorials * Articles * Quote * Classified

London, Nov.4 Coach Arsene Wenger has warned his Arsenal team that the Premier League crown could be won next month... or thrown away.

According to The Sun, he believes December will be the make-or-break period for the title-chasing clubs as injuries and loss of form all kick in.

Wenger's Gunners, who face AZ Alkmaar in the Champions League tonight, are five points behind leaders Chelsea with a game in hand.

But, having welcomed back Samir Nasri and Tomas Rosicky from injury, they are now reeling from the loss of Gael Clichy and Nicklas Bendtner.

Left-back Clichy will be out for up to two months with a stress fracture of his back while striker Bendtner is sidelined for four weeks with a groin problem.

Wenger said: "It's frustrating when players get injured. In England, you get the injuries in November - it is unbelievable when you look at the stats. Normally, in December, you can win or lose the championship, so you want your players to be available."

"The only team who have had less injuries than the others at the moment are Chelsea. They are top of the league but they are not really dominating. They are two points ahead if we win our game in hand," he added.

Arsenal could seal their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League against Alkmaar, who scraped a draw with a 93rd-minute leveller in Holland two weeks ago.

It seems unthinkable Wenger's side will fail to progress to the last-16 from what is a weak Group H. (ANI)

Related Latest

Liverpool will be in top four of the league table, vows Benitez Flax and yellow flowers can produce bioethanol Referee's blunder can cost Man U Premier League title: Ferguson Manipur Assembly by poll on December 19 Karzai govt will collapse within weeks of international forces pullout, warns Miliband 'Kurbaan' a brilliantly designed terror plot Particles from car brakes can harm your lungs Radiation therapy can boost longevity in rare pancreatic cancer patients Ex-parliament barmaid claims steamy sex sessions with South Australian Premier in office Galileo's lost fingers, tooth found

Related Latest

Fort Hood gunman couldn't wait to join Qaeda imam in paradise in the afterlife AirAsia set to become most connected non-local airline in India Clarke's ultimate dream is Australian captaincy Winning more important to Murray than money Nadal says Agassi's 'lying' revelations are "terrible for tennis" Liverpool will be in top four of the league table, vows Benitez Maharashtra CM assures journalists of action against attackers on IBN office Panesar blames measly 7,500 pounds for England career decline Sarah Palin's book selling like hot cakes CIA chief meets Narayanan

• Fort Hood gunman couldn't wait to join Qaeda imam in paradise in the afterlife
• Clarke's ultimate dream is Australian captaincy
• Winning more important to Murray than money
• Nadal says Agassi's 'lying' revelations are "terrible for tennis"
• Liverpool will be in top four of the league table, vows Benitez

• भारतीय क्रिकेट की मजबूत दीवार
• कंगारूओं के आगे ढेर, चीतों से कैसे मुकाबला करेंगें शेर
• Reducing greenhouse gases may not be enough to slow global warming
• बीकानेर महापौर चुनावः एक विश्लेषण
• Deepawali: The Festival Of Lights