Merson: 'Arsenal will win the next 3 games'

"I think Arsenal will win the Premier League," Merson said on Soccer Saturday. "They just keep going and don't know when they're going to be beaten. Arsenal have won four games in a row, and you should remember what streak they went through before getting back on this winning streak."

Merson played for Arsenal between 1985-1997, winning two English championships, an FA Cup, a League Cup and an English Super Cup. He predicts that the army under Mikel Arteta will win the championship if they win the next three matches, as a guest against Fulham on March 12, then return to the Emirates to receive Crystal Palace on March 19 and Leeds on April 1. "If I win these three games, I don't understand how Arsenal can't win the title," emphasized Merson.

At the Emirates Stadium on March 4, Bournemouth surprised to lead 2-0 thanks to Philip Billing's cushion in the 9th second and Marcos Senesi's header from close range in the 57th minute. Arsenal also had difficulty losing Leandro Trossard to injury. , and at least three times denied a contested penalty when an opposing player lets the ball touch or collides in the penalty area.

But the "Gunners" exploded to create an unbelievable upstream. Thomas Partey and Ben White respectively scored in the 62nd and 70th minutes to equalize, then Reiss Nelson volleyed diagonally from the edge of the penalty area to make it 3-2 in the seventh minute.

According to Merson, Bournemouth should have created more chances, but lacked accuracy in decisive passes when counter-attacking. The British player admitted that he only thought Arsenal could retain a point when they were 0-2 down and praised Nelson for scoring a beautiful goal.

"What I like about Arsenal is that they are constantly attacking, pressing the opponent. Arsenal don't push too many players in the opposition box, but leave many people outside to press and stuff the ball in. When the ball is cleared. out, they competed and put in the forbidden area. They worked relentlessly, "Merson added.

This season, Nelson has only played 85 minutes in the Premier League and all came from the bench, but has contributed three goals and two assists. The English midfielder contributed two goals and one assist in the 5-0 win over Nottingham Forest in October 2022, before stretching across for Ben White to equalize and then set up a masterpiece to set the score in the match against Bournemouth.

"The ball landed on my right foot," Nelson said of the goal after the game. "I wanted to finish but I saw the defender come out. So I decided to put the ball to the left foot and aim for the top right corner. I was very happy when the ball went into the net."

Witnessing Nelson's goal, former striker Ian Wright could not keep his composure and danced continuously while watching with BBC experts. Former midfielder Danny Murphy even said that he jumped to celebrate Arsenal's goal, despite playing for rival Tottenham team. "That's why we love football," Murphy wrote.