Arsenal saw their 10-game winning streak come to an end on Sunday at the Hawthorns when the Gunners were held to a draw by West Bromwich Albion.
Arsenal’s Mathieu Flamini thinks that the team are in need of a rest after fighting their way to the top of the Premiership and thinks that the international break could not have come at a better time for the club.
“I think [the international break] comes at a really good time because we have played a lot,” Flamini was quoted as saying on the club’s official website.
“Obviously everybody is tired physically and tired mentally because you have to give 200 per cent in every single game.
“For us it is a chance to have players coming back into the group like maybe Theo [Walcott] and Santi [Cazorla]. I hope everyone will be back soon.”
Even though he is now looking forward to his week off he said that the demand of the Premier League was as strong as ever.
“I don’t think it is harder – the Premier League was very hard before and it is still as hard as before,” he added.
“Top players were playing in the Premier League before and top players are still playing in the Premier League now. That means it’s very physical and very quick from one side to another.
“The transition from the defence to the attack is very quick. We have a lot of space also and of course for me it is the most difficult championship. We can see that every time on the pitch.”
