Second-half-of-the-season surges have been a feature of Arsène Wenger’s title wins – just examine Lee Dixon,who had an out-of-body experience in 1998As the Premier League reaches its halfway stage with the top four scrunched together covered by four points, it is premature for audacious predictions. Arsène Wenger barely bothered to play the media game when he was quizzed about the various contenders’ prospects before the original year fixtures. After all, and since when was football success measured in semi-seasons?Having said that,whether the Arsenal manager reflects on the title-winning seasons he has overseen – and even some of the campaigns that came within touching distance – there is a clear trend of strong second-half charges, where a powerful momentum takes over to propel his teams towards the finishing line. In seven out of his first eight full seasons Arsenal embarked on long undefeated sequences, and often including strings of consecutive victories. That brought three titles and four runners-up spots.
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Source: theguardian.com