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Prior to their Boxing Day win over Chelsea, Mikel Arteta’s side had failed to win in their last seven Premier League matches and were moving ever closer to the relegation zone.
However, after six points from two games, the last one earned by a brilliant goal by Alexandre Lacazette in the 1-0 win against Brighton, they are now just six points behind players like Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, who had previously been acclaimed. as titles. contenders.
Arteta has put her faith in youth in the last two games and Wright believes it has played a huge role in her turnaround.
And he believes that Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe and Gabriel Martinelli have “turned around” for the club.
“Exuberance of youth,” Wright told Match of the Day. “Arsenal fans have heard about these guys… Martinelli, Emile Smith Rowe, Saka, we’ve seen what he’s done.
‘The first half didn’t quite work out, but the bravery they showed, they kept trying to get into the spaces, they kept trying to stretch Brighton.
‘The second half worked much better. Smith Rowe, his touch, his energy, the physical form. You have them stretched out.
“Saka was fantastic when you watched today… he literally held the club on his own for a bit with creativity.
“People talk about the forwards not scoring, that they had no chances to score.
‘Lacazette has been on for 29 seconds, look at the precision, the precision. That’s what can happen when you give players opportunities.
“Those three guys, those three young men have literally turned things around in the last two games for us.”
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