Ashley Cole sees no reason why Arsenal cannot complete an unprecedented quadruple this season.
The Gunners made hard value of their FA Cup fifth round tie against League One Mansfield on Saturday and ultimately owed their nervy 2-1 win to Eberechi Eze’s second half strike.
Winning at this stage of the season, nevertheless, is all that counts particularly with the games coming thick and fast.
Mikel Arteta’s side are back in motion in midweek as they aim to guard their 100% record in Europe against Bayer Leverkusen because the knockout stages of the Champions League begins.
The Premier League leaders, meanwhile, have opened up a seven point gap at the highest of the table and have a Carabao Cup final against Manchester City to sit up for later this month.
Asked if Arsenal could sweep the board this season, Cole told Hayters TV: ‘Why not? The players appear to have some type of belief.
‘The manager has a belief and slowly but surely they’re winning game after game and in the event that they can proceed that form nothing is unattainable and so they’ll have the sensation of getting the primary one over the road.
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‘In the event that they get the primary win who knows what can occur. It breeds confidence winning a trophy.’
Cole was an integral a part of the Arsenal side that last won the league 22 years ago and nearly all of their fans would pick the Premier League because the one they wish to win above all others.
‘I feel so with the consistency that Arsenal have shown, only eight games left within the season and 7 points clear, it’s Arsenal’s to lose,’ Cole added.
‘The way in which they’re finding that extra 5% or 2% in games to search out a approach to win it’s going to need to be an absolute capitulation from Arsenal to lose the league.’
The style through which Arsenal have gone about their business couldn’t be in starker contrast to Cole’s ultra-stylish Invincibles, with Brighton’s Fabian Hurzeler lower than complimentary within the wake of Wednesday night’s angsty game at Brighton.
‘I’d want my team to play but ultimately it’s about winning and Mikel Arteta got challenged initially of the season to interrupt the curse,’ said Cole.
‘It’s 22 years since they last won it. To position themselves above Manchester City and Liverpool and so they’ve done that thus far. Ultimately at the top of the season if Arsenal’s name is on the title he’s done his job.
‘We’ve seen the standard of Mikel, his tactical understanding and he’s doing an amazing job but to be compared with Arsene Wenger now could be a little bit bit too premature.
‘You’ve got to proceed to win and compete and hopefully he’ll get his first title over the road and construct on that.’