When the Gunners slipped to nine points behind leaders Chelsea last month, many wrote off their chances of clinching the prized piece of silverware.
Arsene Wenger’s side recovered from the double set-back of defeats against title rivals Manchester United and Chelsea, beating Liverpool, Sunderland and Stoke City in successive victories. With the Blues losing ground after their 4-2 home defeat to Manchester City on Saturday, Arsenal moved to within three points off the top spot.
And Clichy is not at all surprised to find his side in the hunt for Barclays Premier League glory once more.
He told the club’s official website: “People were saying we were not good enough, when we were playing Manchester United and we lost against Chelsea, but we kept the confidence really high because we know we have the players and the quality to do it.
“When you play for a team like Arsenal, you want to be the best and to be the best is to compete week-in, week-out against any team in the league.
“Of course, when you find yourself 11 points behind the leaders [as Arsenal were in November], you ask yourself: ‘It’s going to be really difficult. Are we capable of doing it?’ and a few weeks later you find yourself back in the title race and that’s a good feeling.
“So that shows you the character in the squad and, once again, with the players we have, I’m sure we can do it. It’s going to be difficult, but I’m sure we can.”
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