After Arsenal allowed a two-goal lead to slip through their fingers against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Piers Morgan made a firm demand to Mikel Arteta
Piers Morgan speaking to the camera
Piers Morgan went on a huge rant about Arsenal's draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers(Image: YouTube/Piers Morgan uncensored)
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Piers Morgan has told Mikel Arteta to take his "frazzled" Arsenal players on holiday. The north Londoners suffered an agonising 2-2 away draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers, having led the Premier League's bottom side 2-0.
It was a chastening result for Arteta's side, particularly after drawing 1-1 with Brentford after leading. Manchester City are only five points behind the Gunners and hold a crucial game in hand.
Morgan blasted his beloved Arsenal side's display against the Midlanders, stating only Declan Rice played to their standards at the Molineux. However, he also feels the players look shattered and could do with a short holiday in the days between their North London Derby against Tottenham on February 22 and the home clash with Chelsea on March 1.
Speaking on talkSPORT, Morgan said: "It's still in our hands, we can obviously beat Tottenham on Sunday. Here is my advice for Mikel.
"We have, unusually, in a massive season when we're in four competitions, next week, a week off. We're not playing until we play Chelsea the following Sunday.
"I want these guys on a plane, somewhere warm, until the Friday (March 27). I want them playing zero football. They look mentally frazzled and physically jaded, so let’s give them a break.
"Take the pressure off them, put them on a beach, let them play beach volleyball like they did in Top Gun before they wiped out the enemy and give these guys a break. They look like a coiled spring of tension and I think that's what I saw last night.
"We were still tense because in the three seasons we have choked the league and we fear it's happening again. We have a better squad and we have leaders, Gabriel and Rice. They've got to stand up, but they also need a break."
David Raya of Arsenal and Gabriel of Arsenal in the build up to Wolverhampton Wanderers second goal during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal at Molineux on February 18, 2026 in Wolverhampton, England
Raya and Gabriel's mixed up directly led to Wolves' equaliser(Image: 2026 Getty Images)
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Insisting a few days in a warm country could be the difference in the title race, Morgan added: "We have a perfect chance next week for a proper reset. Let's beat Tottenham, which should not be difficult, as they're one of the worst Tottenham teams I've ever seen.
"We can push them to within, I think, two points of the relegation zone. If that's not a motivation for Arsenal players, then what is? Then we have another London derby (against Chelsea).
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Yerson Mosquera reacts after a confrontation with Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal at Molineux on February 18, 2026 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Tempers also flared after the game when Gabriel Jesus shoved Yerson Mosquera to the ground(Image: 2026 CameraSport)
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"Actually I can't think of two better games than a North London derby and then a derby against Chelsea. I am confident we will win both games.
"I do believe in this team and I do believe in Arteta, but I also think we, at the moment, are not mentally in the right place to finish these games and we have to get there."
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