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Merson: Sunderland have excellent physical fitness& great speed advantage, can cause trouble for the Gunners

12:18pm, 28 October 2025【Football】

Hupu News on October 28 Recently, Paul Merson talked about his views on Arsenal's championship prospects in a column on "Sky Sports".

Merson said: "When I saw Arsenal's schedule recently, I originally thought that their opponents during this period were easy to deal with. But in a few weeks, the game against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light will definitely make it extremely difficult for them - Sunderland can definitely cause problems for Arsenal."

"Sunderland is a team. A team with excellent physical fitness and a strong speed advantage has strong tactical execution and a well-organized formation. It is also good at using speed to counterattack. More importantly, their decision-making during counterattacks is also very precise, and they rarely make unnecessary mistakes when controlling the ball. "

" Their previous performance against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge gave them a good impression. I was very impressed and can now say that they are almost safe from relegation, they played so well in that game. "

"Whoever is responsible for Sunderland's recruitment deserves to be awarded a commendation title. Xhaka is undoubtedly a great value signing, but Sunderland's success is not solely due to him. Every new player who joins has performed extremely well. "

"I don't want to put unnecessary pressure on Sunderland, but judging from this start, they don't have to worry about relegation at all now. They only need to win four or five more of their next 29 games, and I think they'll do that easily. "