I think they’ll play the kids in their remaining EL games. They’d be mad to prioritise that.plus they resume EL too, so would be interesting to see their priorities.
Correct, I'm not very confident we'll get anything against them atm.Arsenal are dominating games and look dangerous every time they attack, playing lovely little one touch stuff in and around the box. Their goals are spread nicely throughout the team, they have pace in all areas and they’re solid at the back.
Peak City could overhaul them especially given that we still have to play them twice but this team isn’t peak City. We’re not capable of knocking out 11 or 12 wins on the bounce like in our great seasons. It’s quite conceivable that by the time we play them we’ll be ten points behind them and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them tear through our ageing midfield with ease when we do meet.
It’s hardly surprising to see us look a bit flat in the league this season. It’s human nature to take your foot off the gas after winning back to back league titles.
It’s pretty obvious everyone at the club wants the champions league more than anything this season.
If arsenal do win the league this season the next test for arteta will be keeping that fire burning and get arsenal going again. Not easy just look how Liverpool and Chelsea faired after winning the league the following season.
Arsenal are dominating games and look dangerous every time they attack, playing lovely little one touch stuff in and around the box. Their goals are spread nicely throughout the team, they have pace in all areas and they’re solid at the back.
Peak City could overhaul them especially given that we still have to play them twice but this team isn’t peak City. We’re not capable of knocking out 11 or 12 wins on the bounce like in our great seasons. It’s quite conceivable that by the time we play them we’ll be ten points behind them and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them tear through our ageing midfield with ease when we do meet.
In a nutshell, yes. Arsenal are by far the best team in this league right now.Man City lost their identity of goalscoring wingers & getting their wingers into areas for dangerous cut-backs. Liverpool lost their identity of midfield compactness/physicality to sustain wave after wave of pressure. Arsenal gained both concepts & it’s why they’re 7 points clear.
And that's why English football is the best in the world. It is more competitive here than anywhere despite all the doom-mongering about too much money in the game.In a nutshell, yes. Arsenal are by far the best team in this league right now.
It’s also why it makes me laugh every time someone wins the title and they say that team is “set for a decade of dominance”. Football can turn on it’s head from one season to the next. Nobody saw anyone except City or Liverpool challenging and yet we’re both going to be blown away by Arsenal this season imo.And that's why English football is the best in the world. It is more competitive here than anywhere despite all the doom-mongering about too much money in the game.
In a nutshell, yes. Arsenal are by far the best team in this league right now.
Arsenal look strong but I’d be surprised if they don’t drop points before we go there in February. Their games between now and then are:I think we need to all of our games before we play Arsenal who don't look likely to drop points. That's not going to be easy with the fixture list and cups. Also we're on a bit of a tightrope tactically as we can outscore any opposition when we attack but, like Liverpool today, we're susceptible to the counter against the teams we'd be expected to beat.
If we can keep within this 7 point margin then we need to beat them (obviously) to make it 4 which is when it gets tense for them. We;d then need to keep a winning streak going till we play them again. 1 point in it. But we're now heavily reliant on them dropping points and us going on a winning run we've done before.
If they win all those and then turn us over then there's really not a lot you can do apart from keep them honest till the end of the season, but they'd be worthy champions. If they drop points in 2 or even 1 of the next 3, and we manage to win ours by hook or by crook, it's more than back on, and I think we can only get better as players hit their stride and Pep figures out how to maximize our new style.Arsenal look strong but I’d be surprised if they don’t drop points before we go there in February. Their games between now and then are:
Newcastle (home)
Tottenham (away)
United (home)
Everton (away)
Brentford (home)
So three games against top four contenders and two against teams that we know only too well can be problematic. If they take maximum points from that lot, I’ll tip my hat to them and just hope that we’re up to the task of pushing them all the way.
And in that time we play Chelsea, Rags, Spurs x2, Wolves & Villa, I’d take a two point swing in that period knowing we still have to play them twiceArsenal look strong but I’d be surprised if they don’t drop points before we go there in February. Their games between now and then are:
Newcastle (home)
Tottenham (away)
United (home)
Everton (away)
Brentford (home)
So three games against top four contenders (one of which is a derby) plus two against teams that we know only too well can be problematic. If they take maximum points from that lot, I’ll tip my hat to them and just hope that we’re up to the task of pushing them all the way.
I'd also be surprised if we don't drop points as well, our run in is very tough.Arsenal look strong but I’d be surprised if they don’t drop points before we go there in February. Their games between now and then are:
Newcastle (home)
Tottenham (away)
United (home)
Everton (away)
Brentford (home)
So three games against top four contenders (one of which is a derby) plus two against teams that we know only too well can be problematic. If they take maximum points from that lot, I’ll tip my hat to them and just hope that we’re up to the task of pushing them all the way.