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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
David Hytner

Arsenal players can feel fans’ anxiety and must learn to handle it, says Timber

Arsenal's Jurrien Timber celebrates after a Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium
Arsenal's Jurriën Timber says his team ‘stopped playing a bit’ during the closing stages on Sunday. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA

Jurriën Timber says Arsenal’s players can feel the anxiety of the Emirates Stadium crowd and must find a way to handle it as they chase a first Premier League title since 2004.

The defender gestured for calm in the stands after 63 minutes of Sunday’s game against Chelsea with the score at 1-1; he would score what proved to be the winner three minutes later. The fans’ nerves did not ease – even after the Chelsea winger Pedro Neto was sent off in the 70th minute – and Timber felt them particularly strongly in the closing stages.

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