I have not been a great fan of Paul Merson over the years and he has not shied back from criticizing Arsene Wenger recently, but he certainly seems to be talking sense now and believes that Arsenal can destroy Chelsea if both teams play attacking football.
Merson said in his column in the Star: “If Chelsea lose this game, questions will be asked. They’ve already blown one trophy, against Atletico, and another in the Community Shield. They had a bad result against Juventus.
“That Champions League group is a three-way battle because FC Nordsjælland are not going to beat anyone and Chelsea have already failed to win their first home game in that mini-league.
“It was a miracle they won the Champions League last season. They did it playing defensively and with a lot of luck.
“But they tried to play a completely different way against Atletico and Juventus and got punished both times.
“Arsenal could expose them as well.
“If they play open football, trying to impress the owner, Arsenal will rip them to shreds.
“And there’s no Didier Drogba to bully them any more.
“Fernando Torres alone up front doesn’t look right to me. He can’t hold the ball up.
“Chelsea have left themselves ridiculously short of options. I thought Romelu Lukaku was meant to be the next Drogba.
“He’s not the finished article by a long way, yet he’s a handful but has gone on loan to West Brom. Crazy.
“If they don’t sign another striker in January, they’ve no chance.
“They’ve only got one centre-forward because Daniel Sturridge is not a lone hitman.
“I know the Blues have just hit Wolves for six in the Capital One Cup but I think they will come unstuck against the big teams.
“That’s why this game is so big for both clubs.
“Chelsea need to show they can still compete, while Arsenal need to show they are genuine contenders.”
Wouldn’t we all love to see an attacking performance like last season’s match at Stamford Bridge, but I reckon Roberto Di Matteo will park the bus and try for a breakaway goal. But if Arsenal play the way they have in the last few games I can see them over-running Chelsea. Maybe Merson will finally get something right…..
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