Why West Ham vs Arsenal could be the most decisive game in Premier League history
The high-stakes encounter looks set to prove pivotal to the title race and relegation battle
It’s funny how momentum in football can work, how swiftly the feeling at clubs can change. You only have to look at Arsenal . There’s been that shift in mood over the remarkable last few weeks, but also a shift in focus over the last few days.
On Tuesday, on the day of a Champions League semi-final, most people – including in the dressing room – were barely talking about it. They were almost exclusively discussing Manchester City’s 3-3 slip at Everton and especially what it meant. Arsenal will be on the brink of the Premier League when they visit West Ham (AP) By Wednesday, after that victory over Atletico Madrid, there was none of that.
It was all about the giddiness of qualifying for the Champions League final. Mikel Arteta has obviously been conscious of that, so is aware he has to let his players enjoy the moment and feel what it means… but that they also need to be fully focused for Sunday. It’s all that West Ham have been thinking about, after all.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have had no distractions like the Champions League. Everything builds up to this. And in so many ways.
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