Friday 24 April 2015 19:46, UK
Arsene Wenger needs to change his tactics against Chelsea if he is to succeed on Sunday, according to The Morning View panel.
Wenger is yet to beat Jose Mourinho in the Premier League and be will looking to change this record on the weekend.
Arsenal will be looking to keep their faint Premier League title hopes alive while Chelsea could all-but extinguish their hopes when the two sides meet at the Emirates.
Ray Parlour and Tony Cascarino looked at how Wenger will prepare his side for the visit of the Premier League leaders, and where the game will be won and lost.
Mourinho v Wenger
Parlour: Arsene Wenger won’t be worried about that - his team will be going into the game playing well. Jose knows exactly how Arsenal play, they don’t really change the way they play. Too many players get forward and they leave big gaps and I think Jose knows how to exploit that.
Cascarino: On the field and off the field Jose has frustrated Wenger. It’s quite clear he’s found it hard to deal with. You know the way Arsene Wenger’s team are going to play.
Chelsea's strengths
Parlour: Chelsea don’t concede many goals, they are very solid. Terry and Cahill are a great partnership at the back and I think the shield in front of them is very important as well. I know Coquelin has done well, but if Arsenal had a player like Matic in their side they would have a lot more presence. That’s good for a centre-half if you’ve got a player like him in front of you.
Cascarino: You know Eden Hazard is the biggest problem you’ve got to deal with. Arsene Wenger would have watched him for a young age and he’ll know his strengths and weaknesses. If you stop him you have a great chance of getting a result.
PredictionParlour: It’s an opportunity to play a Chelsea side that is stuttering a bit at the moment. They're missing a striker which is a blow for Jose, but we know how good Jose is at setting his teams up. He knows if they can walk away with a draw they will be delighted.
Cascarino: Chelsea are well capable of a draw and might nick it. Wenger has to do something very different or dramatic to surprise his opposite manager. It would have to be something that he might not have thought about before and I don’t think he’ll do that.
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