Goal.com · Feb 7, 2019
Arsenal's unbeaten run offered false hope in worrying top-four bid – Wright
The former Gunners striker believes an impressive sequence of results early in the 2018-19 masked the faults which are now holding the team back
Arsenal were offered “false hope” by a 22-match unbeaten run, says Ian Wright, with things having now become “a little worrying in respect of top four”.
Finishing inside the Champions League spots was the ultimate target put to Unai Emery upon his appointment as Arsene Wenger’s successor in the summer of 2018.
With the Gunners having spent two years outside of the European elite, a desire to avoid an unwelcome hat-trick has been driving ambition at Emirates Stadium.
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