Arsenal’s season a ‘disaster’ without Premier League title – Ranieri

The other two absent Arsenal players are midfield duo Jack Wilshere, yet to feature this season, and the experienced Santi Cazorla, both of whom are now just weeks away from a full return.

“It’s hard to explain but today we live in the present and everyone at the club believes we can win every game”. Wenger doesn’t see a protest on Sunday affecting his team.

“What is important is to find the momentum back and that means that you win a few games”, the boss said. “My mind goes over seven days and the next game against Arsenal, a tough match with fantastic players”.

On the magnitude of the match, he added: “I don’t deny pressure”.

Tottenham is five points behind Leicester but has the chance to move closer to the table if the Spurs can win.

― Reuters picLONDON, Feb 13 ― Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has scoffed at suggestions that the Premier League leaders are under increased pressure ahead of their trip to title rivals Arsenal tomorrow.

“But at the same time, I had absolutely no idea they would be doing as well as they are”. They showed great resilience and took all three points, something they may not have done in previous seasons. “Give me points”, the Italian told reporters. Why we have pressure? “But at home you have to express your strengths and our strength is to have the ball”, he said.

“Matty James is working inside with the physio and Jeff has started to work outside, [having] a warm-up with us and continuing with his improvement”.

“I don’t want to think about if we win”, Ranieri said. “But there’s no pressure for us”.

First up, it’s Arsenal against Leicester. All the pressure is on Arsenal.

The match was earlier supposed to be held on Saturday, but was shifted to Sunday. The same has not been true for Arsenal, who have again endured regular injury problems through the campaign.

The cost of tickets in English soccer is a hot topic, especially since topflight teams are less reliant than ever on ticket revenue with Premier League clubs about to rake in around 8.3 billion pounds ($12 billion) through new three-year television deals.

Giroud will have to be at his best to get the better of the former Stoke man but more than just being sharp, he will need to be strong and cut out his whinging when he gets hammered by a defender because that will happen a lot. Santi Cazorla, Jack Wilshere and Tomas Rosicky remain sidelined.