Wenger cautious over title race despite five-point gap
Arsene Wenger cautious despite Arsenal's title-race advantage
Tuesday, 12, Feb 2008 09:54
Arsene Wenger has urged his Arsenal players to show "humility" despite establishing a five-point lead at top of the Premier League last night.
The Gunners secured a deserved 2-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers at the Emirates Stadium, thanks to an early header from Philippe Senderos and a late strike from Emmanuel Adebayor, who has now scored in nine consecutive games.
That win, coupled with second-placed Manchester United's 2-1 home defeat to crosstown rivals City in the Manchester derby and Chelsea's 0-0 draw at home to Liverpool, meant the north Londoners edged clear of the pack.
But Wenger continued to tow the party line afterwards, declaring: "There's still a long way to go.
"As soon as you're not at your best at the top, you can drop points. We have seen that over the weekend.
"We still have 12 games to go. We are in a good position and we believe we can do it."
The Gunners' five-point advantage is their greatest cushion all season, having led the way for the majority of the campaign so far.
But Wenger claims the race is still "far from being over".
"We'll have to fight until the last minute of the championship. We still have hard games ahead of us," he added.
"We believe we have a chance to do it, but we're conscious as well that we have to keep our humility, our team spirit and the way we want to play the game."