{"id":189785,"date":"2016-02-15T12:33:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T12:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=189785"},"modified":"2016-02-15T12:33:59","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T12:33:59","slug":"quaos-monday-moanings-arsenal-back-in-leicesters-rear-view-in-bpl-title-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/02\/quaos-monday-moanings-arsenal-back-in-leicesters-rear-view-in-bpl-title-race\/","title":{"rendered":"QUAO\u2019s Monday Moanings: Arsenal back in Leicester\u2019s rear view in BPL title race"},"content":{"rendered":"
Citi Sports\u2019 editor Nathan Quao believes Arsenal have placed one foot in the door as they hunt Leicester City in the race for this season\u2019s Barclays Premier League title.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n He also shares his thoughts on AshGold\u2019s slim win over Bedjaia in the CAF Champions League and the wonderful penalty trick done by Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Arsenal back in title hunt\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n It was coincidental that the meeting of the Barclays Premier League\u2019s top two teams was on Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n They were not going to share any love but the romance of their respective title challenges would take on more significance after that clash.<\/p>\n Ultimately, it was Arsenal who prevailed and now, their followers have butterflies in their stomachs when they think of a potential end to the many years of waiting for their next Premier League.<\/p>\n Leicester gave it all they had and they even gave more when Danny Simpson\u2019s folly got him a second yellow card. They had to hang on all afternoon and they almost completed the task.<\/p>\n But they did not and that was the story. They have been asked a serious question and they must give a response. They can either bow to the pressure and back down or they can find energy and drive to the prize.<\/p>\n However, Arsenal won both on the pitch and in the momentum sweepstakes.<\/p>\n They are back in the race for the title but this time, they are right up behind Leicester City. Like Tupac said in his song, Leicester can see them through the rear view mirror.<\/p>\n The Gunners are in a wonderful position because if they put together a great sequence in their subsequent matches, the Foxes can falter. They do not have the experience of the title chase and so, like Liverpool a few seasons ago, they can fall over.<\/p>\n But then, it is not all smooth for the Gunners. They face my dear Manchester United, Swansea, Tottenham, West Brom, and Everton between now and the end of March.<\/p>\n Those are the tests and if Arsenal can pass each one, they will be in a great place but of course, depending on what happens to Leicester and the other teams in the mix.<\/p>\n