adminLONDON. — Arsenal could come up short in the title race yet again this season because of their lack of leadership. That’s the belief of Graeme Souness who has questioned the Gunners’ mettle ahead of a crunch period in the English Premier League soccer season. The Gunners, currently five points off the top of the table, face fellow title contenders Leicester, Manchester United and Tottenham in the coming weeks.
Souness believes Arsenal do not have enough mentally strong players to get them through such a bulk of key games. He told Sky Sports: “Arsenal have shown a lack of belief and a lack of confidence this season, and that’s when you need the big personalities to step up.
“But you look for the big personalities at Arsenal, and it’s difficult. Petr Cech has improved them by at least 10 points, and that should put them somewhere close to winning it, but they are still trailing by five points.
“They got away with it against Bournemouth last weekend, and they need to step it up a gear to get back to how they were playing earlier this season.
“Arsene Wenger commented on the lack of confidence prior to the game at the Vitality Stadium, but I’m sorry, the big players he’s got should be helping out the rest of the team.’’ — The Daily Star.
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