Ashley Cole has been impressed by Arsenal’s resolve this season (Picture: Hayters TV)
Ashley Cole sees no reason why Arsenal cannot complete an unprecedented quadruple this season.
The Gunners made hard worth of their FA Cup fifth round tie against League One Mansfield on Saturday and ultimately owed their nervy 2-1 win to Eberechi Eze’s second half strike.
Winning at this stage of the season, however, is all that counts particularly with the games coming thick and fast.
Mikel Arteta’s side are back in action in midweek as they aim to protect their 100% record in Europe against Bayer Leverkusen as the knockout stages of the Champions League begins.
The Premier League leaders, meanwhile, have opened up a seven point gap at the top of the table and have a Carabao Cup final against Manchester City to look forward to later this month.
Asked if Arsenal could sweep the board this season, Cole told Hayters TV: ‘Why not? The players seem to have some sort of belief.
‘The manager has a belief and slowly but surely they’re winning game after game and if they can continue that form nothing is impossible and they’ll have the feeling of getting the first one over the line.
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‘If they get the first win who knows what can happen. It breeds confidence winning a trophy.’
Cole was an integral part of the Arsenal side that last won the league 22 years ago and the majority of their fans would pick the Premier League as the one they want to win above all others.
‘I think so with the consistency that Arsenal have shown, only eight games left in the season and seven points clear, it’s Arsenal’s to lose,’ Cole added.
Eberechi Eze scored Arsenal’s winning goal against Mansfield (Picture: Alamy Live News)
‘The way they’re finding that extra 5% or 2% in games to find a way to win it’s going to have to be an absolute capitulation from Arsenal to lose the league.’
The style in which Arsenal have gone about their business could not be in starker contrast to Cole’s ultra-stylish Invincibles, with Brighton’s Fabian Hurzeler less than complimentary in the wake of Wednesday night’s angsty game at Brighton.
‘I’d want my team to play but ultimately it’s about winning and Mikel Arteta got challenged at the start of the season to break the curse,’ said Cole.
Noni Madueke was also on target in Arsenal’s win over Mansfield (Credits: Godfrey Pitt/Action Plus/Shutterstock)
‘It’s 22 years since they last won it. To position themselves above Manchester City and Liverpool and they’ve done that so far. Ultimately at the end of the season if Arsenal’s name is on the title he’s done his job.
‘We’ve seen the quality of Mikel, his tactical understanding and he’s doing a great job but to be compared with Arsene Wenger now is a little bit too premature.
‘You’ve got to continue to win and compete and hopefully he’ll get his first title over the line and build on that.’
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