Arsenal

Lukas Podolski: 'Wait to judge Arsenal'

By Liam Power, Reporter | 08 December 2012

Lukas Podolski insists that Arsenal should be judged at the end of the season and not after 15 matches, with the Gunners currently sitting 10th in the Premier League.

Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski has insisted that the Gunners should only be judged by where they finish at the end of the season.

Arsene Wenger's side are currently languishing in 10th place after a run of three Premier League games without a win.

Podolski believes that his teammates are capable of coping with the pressure and mounting a charge up the table in the next few weeks.

He told The Guardian: "Judge us after 38 games. We want to reach the Champions League places and we have the quality.

"We've played a lot of matches where we were the better team but we only got one point. These are the matches we want to win and we will do this. Now we don't speak about the title because we are 15 points behind, but football changes very quickly.

"We must fight and win the next matches and when we win three or four in a row, it makes a difference. The pressure is normal when you are a big club and you are not on the top. It's like at Manchester City or Chelsea. They are out of the Champions League and everybody looks at them. We are calm. The pressure is one thing but you must also have fun in football."

The German international is a major doubt for Arsenal's game against West Bromwich Albion this afternoon with a tight hamstring.