"This was a win of a sort you just felt like Arsenal needed at this time; getting over the line in a tough game against a tough opponent who were only occasionally rather than consistently idiotic. It hasn't happened in recent weeks. Since the turn of the year, Arsenal have been either winning comfortably against fools, or coming a cropper."
"Those wins are fine and dandy, of course, but you can't win the title with them alone. Not often, anyway. You need to win the other, tighter games. Four draws in very winnable games and a home defeat to a Man United team rendered inevitable by Michael Carrick wasn't disastrous, but it wasn't getting the job done either. Today, Arsenal got the job done."
Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2-1 in a match that represented a significant turning point in their season. After weeks of either dominating weaker teams or drawing winnable games, Arsenal demonstrated the ability to grind out a victory against a genuinely competitive opponent. Since the new year, Arsenal had won only five of ten Premier League matches, with four draws in winnable games and a home loss to Manchester United. The other four wins came against inferior teams with large margins. This Chelsea victory proved Arsenal could win the tight, difficult matches necessary for title success. The performance also showed Arsenal's restored capacity to recover after conceding a lead, addressing a pattern of dropped points that had plagued their recent form.
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