DBasia.news – Arsenal are looking for consistency in playing in the Premier League and trying to build momentum after a 1-0 win over Norwich City in week four of the Premier League. The victory came after losing three times in a row.
In week five of the Premier League, the Gunners will travel to Turf Moor, Burnley’s headquarters on Saturday (18/09) at 21.00 WIB. Like against Norwich, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal has the status of a superior team.
Moreover, just like Arsenal at the start of this season, Burnley have also lost three of their opening four Premier League matches and have only won one point from a 1-1 draw with Leeds United.
Nevertheless Burnley will not be a ‘friendly’ opponent for Arsenal, especially considering Burnley’s game that relies on physicality, wing attacks, balls under the direction of Sean Dyche.
Don’t forget Burnley also played at Turf Moor. Former Stoke City striker Cameron Jerome said his analysis of how Burnley’s potential could trouble Arsenal.
“This (against Burnley) is definitely a potential banana peel (Arsenal drop points) for Arsenal,” Jerome told talkSPORT.
“The game on Saturday (against Norwich) will generate good confidence, but you expect them to win that game and more with a one-goal score.
“But the away game at Burnley is the last place you want to go against a well-organized and well-trained Sean Dyche team who plays a lot of balls into the box.”
“The perception is that Arsenal is a soft touch, the (Stoke) fans think so, the players think so too, the hatred between the fans after the unfortunate incident with Aaron Ramsey (when injured against Stoke in the past) and then the comments made by (Arsene) Wenger about the club after.”
“The fans were very enthusiastic, it was the game that made them the most noisy, they came early,” said Jerome.
Former Arsenal player Ramsey broke his leg in 2010 against Stoke and Arsenal is still under Wenger. At that time Wenger assessed Stoke playing ‘rugby’ tactics.
In the last three games against Arsenal, Burnley are unbeaten (one win and two draws). That is, Burnley knows how to trouble Arsenal and Mikel Arteta knows it will not be easy to face them.
“Obviously they had some difficulties to get a result, during the games I watched they were very unlucky in certain moments because they had a real moment of dominance and they ended up losing the game,” said Arteta.
“We know how difficult it is to go to Burnley, we know the games we can expect there and we will be ready for it.”
Arsenal are predicted to dominate the game and test Burnley’s defense, which has not kept clean sheets in the last seven Premier League matches. Against Norwich Arsenal missed 30 shots and it could be repeated against Burnley.