Ray Parlour has told Arsenal they must pick up seven points from three huge upcoming matches in their battle to finish fourth in the Premier League.
Tottenham have taken the lead in the race for Champions League football after the Gunners fell to defeats against Crystal Palace and Brighton, leaving ex-Gunners star Parlour doubting his old team’s ability to wrestle back the advantage.
The 49-year-old named upcoming clashes against Chelsea, which is Arsenal’s game in hand, Manchester United and West Ham as three which they must pick up big results in.
Parlour said on talkSPORT: “It’s been a bad week for Arsenal and being an Arsenal fan - but look, they’ve got a chance. Look at the table, they’ve got a game in hand.
“Goal difference is going against them because Spurs are doing so well.
“You’ve just got to believe in yourself. As a player you’ve got to sit in that dressing room and say, ‘Come on lads, we’ve still got a great chance, we’re in a great position, let’s give it everything we’ve got till the end of the season and see what happens’.
“Whether they’re good enough, I don’t know, we’ll see what happens. They’ve got Chelsea coming up, some big, big games.
“I think that week where they’ve got Chelsea, Man United and West Ham, they’ve got to probably get seven points out of those games probably, to give them a chance. Whether that’s going to happen, we’ll wait and see.
“Tottenham have got Brighton next, Brentford, Leicester then Liverpool. They’re in pole position now. They’re probably massive odds-on favourite to get fourth place. That’s what it is.”
