‘War’ draw gives Szczesny new hope
Arsenal slipped back into third place behind Chelsea on goal difference after they were unable to close out a pulsating north London derby despite leading 3-1 just before half time.
Although Manchester United are now six points clear, they still have to travel to Emirates Stadium on May 1 and then host Chelsea after their Champions League semi-final against Schalke.
Arsene Wenger maintains his men will fight until the bitter end, but opportunities are now running out.
However, goalkeeper Szczesny maintains all is not lost and the Gunners should take great courage from their efforts in Wednesday night’s high-octane affair.
“You are never really in control when you play against Tottenham because it is a war, not just a football game. It is never won until it is won,” Szczesny said.
“In the second half, they put us under a lot of pressure and deserved a draw.
“We are disappointed because we needed to win the game, but we have to admit it was a fair result.”
The Poland stopper added: “We came with a belief we were going to win, it did not happen for us, but we can be proud of our attitude.”
By the time Arsenal run out at Bolton on Sunday afternoon, the deficit on United could be even greater should they beat Everton in Saturday’s match at Old Trafford.
While Szczesny accepts United must slip up again to let Arsenal in, he knows if his side fail to secure maximum points from here on in, then it will not really matter.
“It is going to be very difficult, but we are going to fight until the end.
“It is not in our hands any more and has not been for some time, we now have to rely on other teams to take some points off Manchester United,” he added.
“But they are not on form and we have to hope they will drop points and focus now on getting the result on Sunday.”
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