Agree with you that gaining or missing out on 3 points in early November won’t in itself make or break a title challenge.
Psychologically however if they can go away to a big rival like Chelsea and win it’s the kind of result that can give a young developing team a massive boost.
Agree with you that gaining or missing out on 3 points in early November won’t in itself make or break a title challenge.
Psychologically however if they can go away to a big rival like Chelsea and win it’s the kind of result that can give a young developing team a massive boost.
Chelsea are a shambles. I reckon Arsenal will go there and put 3 or 4 past them.
I think Arsenal will finish second this season, but I'm not convinced they have the depth to win the title. We shouldn't be complacent though. Arteta is a brilliant manager.
Not enough have been said about City and to be fair to them (spit) Liverpool's mental toughness over the past five years. Looks like it has finally caught up with Liverpool a little bit, but it's really fucking hard work playing week in and week out knowing a single dropped point might cost you the league.You are right though, psychologically the game will have a huge effect on them. Losing, more than winning.
If they lose it, or even draw, they could well find themselves behind us in the table, provided we win our game. The fact they have had such an incredible start to the season, played so well, dropped so few points and are Still behind us will be a bigger blow to the belief than actually just losing to chelsea.
And if they win, it will give them a big boost. But at the same time, that pressure that the next time they drop points they may well find themselves behind despite all the good results, will still be there. Not something they have dealt with before. Apart from Gabi, Zinch and Arteta, of course.
Yeah fair comment.You are right though, psychologically the game will have a huge effect on them. Losing, more than winning.
If they lose it, or even draw, they could well find themselves behind us in the table, provided we win our game. The fact they have had such an incredible start to the season, played so well, dropped so few points and are Still behind us will be a bigger blow to the belief than actually just losing to chelsea.
And if they win, it will give them a big boost. But at the same time, that pressure that the next time they drop points they may well find themselves behind despite all the good results, will still be there. Not something they have dealt with before. Apart from Gabi, Zinch and Arteta, of course.
An Arsenal loss versus Chelsea would be good for the leagueI don't think their Chelsea game is that big. If they lose, is that their season over all of a sudden? It would still be only their second loss in 13 games, only the 3rd they haven't won.
Does our loss to liverpool mean we are unlikely to win the title?
There are still 26 games to play for both teams.
On current form Arsenal should win at Chelsea, but it's a London Derby and both Potter and his team will be looking for a reaction after the Brighton game. I think the game will be a draw which will be a good result for City.Chelsea are a shambles. I reckon Arsenal will go there and put 3 or 4 past them.
I think Arsenal will finish second this season, but I'm not convinced they have the depth to win the title. We shouldn't be complacent though. Arteta is a brilliant manager.
At home though - big differenceAbsolutely. They have already beaten Spurs and Liverpool however.
That is one thing with Pep that seems to divide opinion. Treating, publicly at least, these games as just 3 points. On the one hand I get why it is frustrating, on the other, takes that milestone round the neck off.