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Five reasons Arsenal will defeat Stoke

By Jocelyn Taub

STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Olivier Giroud of Arsenal celebrates scoring his sides fourth goal with Aaron Ramsey of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Stoke City and Arsenal at Bet365 Stadium on May 13, 2017 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Olivier Giroud of Arsenal celebrates scoring his sides fourth goal with Aaron Ramsey of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Stoke City and Arsenal at Bet365 Stadium on May 13, 2017 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) /
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WATFORD, ENGLAND – MAY 15: Stoke City supporters in good voice during the Barclays Premier League match between Watford and Sunderland at Vicarage Road on May 15, 2016 in Watford, England.
WATFORD, ENGLAND – MAY 15: Stoke City supporters in good voice during the Barclays Premier League match between Watford and Sunderland at Vicarage Road on May 15, 2016 in Watford, England. /

The fear factor is gone when visiting the bet365 Stadium

A trip to Stoke’s home ground used to fill many Arsenal fans with dread. Those days seem to be in the past.

As previously stated, once Pulis parted ways with the Potters, the Stoke curse soon dissipated. It’s as if a magic spell had been lifted.

The fans once known for instilling fear in visitors now seem to be more angry at their own club.

Even the club’s chairman took a swipe at the hostility of his team’s supporters last season.

The mood of the travelling Arsenal fans appears to have changed as well. The doom and gloom have been replaced by confidence and a sense of pity for the Potters faithful.

Perhaps politics can prove to be the Gunners’ ace in the hole.

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