Arsenal have been given an extra incentive
to sort out their away form in the Premier League. It's because of their awful form on road as
to why they won't be finishing in the top four this season and it could see them slip
out of the top six altogether as Burnley are very much hot on their heels after beating
Leicester City at the weekend. Whilst Arsene Wenger's side would have a game
in hand, the problem is that it's against the Foxes away from home next month and if
recent results are to go by they'll probably leave the King Power Stadium empty handed. Should that happen and Burnley end the campaign
strongly in a bid to claim a top six finish, then there's extra pressure on the Gunners
to sort out their away day blues and also win the Europa League.
The latter means they'll be back in the Champions
League next season, but Atletico Madrid stand in the way of reaching the final. But failure in Europe coupled with dropping
out of the top six could leave the Gunners facing a nightmare scenario at the beginning
of next season. The World Cup takes place in Russia this summer
with the final scheduled for July 15 2018. A number of Arsenal players are expected to
be involved at the major tournament and you couldn't bet against the likes of Mesut Ozil
or Alexandre Lacazette going all the way with their respective nations.
Yet it's possible that the duo's holidays
could be cut short as the north London outfit's 2018/2019 campaign could begin just 11 days
after the World Cup final. As reported by the Evening Standard, this
will happen if Arsenal don't win Europa League, they finish below Burnley in the Premier League
and if Southampton don't win FA Cup. This would mean Arsenal's season would kick
off on July 26 in the second preliminary round of the Europa League..
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