Former Chelsea player, Tony Cascarino, has hit out at Arsenal for their recent performance in their 4-2 victory against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Premier League clash at Villa Park was a closely contested affair as two injury-time goals helped Arsenal register a come-from-behind win against Unai Emery’s side.
However, Cascarino believes Arsenal are going to pay a heavy price if they continue to go toe-to-toe against its opponent amid the Premier League title race.
He said that Mikel Arteta’s men have work to do to win the Premier League title this season.
Cascarino told talkSPORT: “The one thing I felt after the game Yesterday is, you are not going to win the title doing that. Going toe to toe with the opposition. You are not going to do it. You have got to convince your players, ‘We might have to win games 1-0’.”
He added: “Yesterday was too toe-to-toe. It could have gone either way. I think Arsenal need to be really careful about doing that. I always admired the year that Leicester won the title – they did it in two ways in one season. They went toe to toe early on, and then they were quite cautious and didn’t give much away.
“I think they had five 1-0s in the second part of the season, and they got over the line. I think Arsenal need to get over the line if they are going to win the title. Going toe to toe, they are going to pay a heavy price. That is a bit dangerous for them. They are a better side than that. They can win games by keeping a clean sheet because they did that earlier on in the season.”
