Piers Morgan advises Mikel Arteta to give Arsenal squad a warm-weather reset

Talk Sport pundit and long-time Arsenal supporter Piers Morgan has called on manager Mikel Arteta to whisk his first-team squad away for a mid-season breather, arguing that a rare gap in the calendar could salvage the club’s fading title push.

Arsenal’s 2-1 draw at Wolves on Saturday left Morgan convinced the players are “mentally frazzled and physically jaded” after 10 months of competition on four fronts. With no European or domestic cup commitments next week, the Gunners do not return to action until the following Sunday’s league visit to Chelsea, creating what Morgan labels a “golden window” for recovery.

“We have, unusually, in a massive season when we’re in four competitions, next week, a week off,” Morgan told Talk Sport. “I want these guys on a plane, somewhere warm, until Friday. I want them playing zero football.”

The broadcaster’s plea follows a noticeable dip in Arsenal’s recent form. Having set the pace for much of the campaign, Arteta’s side have collected only four points from their last three league outings, a sequence that has allowed champions Manchester City to edge ahead at the summit. Morgan believes the relentless schedule—compounded by international call-ups that denied players a genuine rest during the winter break—has left the squad running on empty at the worst possible moment.

Sunday’s north-London derby against Tottenham now carries added significance; victory would keep Arsenal within touching distance of the summit, while defeat would hand the initiative to their rivals. Morgan insists the psychological lift of a short, sun-drenched retreat after that fixture could prove decisive in the run-in.

Arteta has yet to respond publicly, yet Morgan’s intervention underscores growing concern among supporters that fatigue, rather than quality, may derail a season that promised so much.

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