Arsenal players celebrate at Swansea on Saturday (Photo: Tony Marshall)
Petr Cech believes League leaders, Chelsea could succumb to the pressure of so many teams hunting down his former club.
Arsene Wenger’s men picked up their first away League victory in four matches with a deserved triumph in Wales.
Cech believes the points put Arsenal back on track to push for the title as he plots to chase down his former side, Chelsea, who are eight points ahead of them.
And he knows what it takes to finish top after winning four titles at Stamford Bridge.
Now the keeper determined to stop his former side and reckons the best chance is if all the chasing packs keep winning to stack up the pressure.
Cech said: “We need to win these games as you can’t let them have the advantage of making the gap bigger.
“If everyone gets points, Chelsea feels the pressure from behind. This is probably the better scenario for those of us who are chasing.”
After Olivier Giroud’s first-half opener, the visitors went 2-0 up when Alex Iwobi’s shot looped in off Jack Cork.
Iwobi scored again when his shot deflected in off Kyle Naughton for an own goal. Alexis Sanchez made it 4-0 with his 14th League goal of the season.
Cech added: “This is what I like the most about our win – at 2-0, we didn’t stop and just defend our lead, we continued to play."
Yet Sanchez was frustrated to be substituted with potentially more goals up for grabs.
Swansea keeper, Lukasz Fabianski, against his former side in boss, Paul Clement’s, first League game in full charge, said: “They have quality all over, so, it is not only about one player. As a team, they make Sanchez look good.”
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