Nine League games remain. Six are are semi finals, two are finals and one is a grudge match, writes Nigel Bidmead
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If Arsenal are going to pinch the title from the two better teams they have to win every one of them.
The last semi final at home to Burnley and should not have been as big a problem as it nearly turned out to be.
Since Brian Laws took over from Owen Coyle Burnley have lost seven of eight games and have now conceded 13 goals in their last four.
The appointment of Laws was more a reflection of Burnley\’s budget than his ability to keep the club in the Premier League.
The other semis are Hull (a), West Ham (h), Birmingham (a), Wolves (h), Wigan (a) and Fulham (h).
The two finals are Tottenham (a) on April 10 and Manchester City (h) a fortnight later.
The grudge match is Blackburn Rovers (a) on May 1.
In October Arsenal thrashed Rovers 6-2. Nobody\’s favourite manager Sam Allardyce will be hell bent on revenge.
He will try to intimidate Arsenal with in-your-face, hit-‘em-hard, hit-‘em-early football.
It is the approach that gives players like Dan Smith, Martin Taylor and Ryan Shawcross licence to break legs.
Plenty of Arsenal players have said during the week the injury to Aaron Ramsey and the victory over Stoke proves they have grown up and will spur them on to win the title.
Believe it.