Wenger continues to believe

09 February 2010 15:19
Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal still have a realistic chance of proving their doubters wrong and winning the Barclays Premier League title. The Gunners head into Wednesday's showdown with Liverpool having come up short against both Manchester United and Chelsea. Arsenal are now nine points off the pace following Sunday's 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge, after which Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack claimed Wenger's side were too predicable while the pundits have already writing them off as serious title challengers. Nevertheless, the Frenchman takes solace from the way his side hauled back an 11-point deficit following a home defeat to Chelsea at the end of November, as a 10-match unbeaten run saw them briefly top the table. Given Carlo Ancelotti's men head to improving Everton and United travel to top-six hopefuls Aston Villa, the scenario could have changed once more come Thursday morning. "I sit here in every single press conference and the situation of the moment is like it is forever. Sport is change, movement and we have to accept that," said Wenger. "Of course it is realistic to still think we can catch Manchester United and Chelsea - why not? "Everybody will drop points. We have already played all the big teams. We have a long way to go. We still have 13 games to play and 39 points to take."

Source: PA