Will we win the league this season?

Roachy said:
It's hard to see Arse keeping this up the entire season but possibly enough to win it. Not writing the scousers off just yet but hopefully they fade away. Chelsea can't win it due to their exertions in the CWC, or that's the reason some were glad of when we went out. As for us, let's keep improving and not repeat the Villa, Spurs performances.
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Sooner or later Stokenal will have to start scoring more goals from open play. Eventually teams will start to defend their set pieces better and they’ll struggle. Having said that their defense is second to none at the moment so they’ll be hard to beat.
 
alexmcity said:
Any team can collapse: City did it last season and Liverpool did it this season (5 consecutive domestic losses). Arsenal are not immune against a collapse either. Yes, they have a great squad, but so do Liverpool (on paper).

Of course, if Arsenal go 8 pts clear (in case of a draw next Sunday), then they'll be strong favourites. But just like Liverpool lost 4 league games in a row (absolutely nobody expected it), so Arsenal can lose/draw more games than expected. It's a funny old game.
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Problem is we can collapse aswell and if the big man gets injured we are cooked and that is why it is so important to get names in the scoresheet and if even start Mamoush over the big man in certain ganes just so we can not be so reliant on Haaland . As did Arsenal I think they are a very good team and will win the title .
 
Paul1970 said:
Problem is we can collapse aswell and if the big man gets injured we are cooked and that is why it is so important to get names in the scoresheet and if even start Mamoush over the big man in certain ganes just so we can not be so reliant on Haaland . As did Arsenal I think they are a very good team and will win the title .
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In the spring, we were excellent without Haaland when he was out injured: 5 wins and 1 draw in 6 league games.

Our system is geared towards creating chances for Haaland because he's exceptional. But Pep knows how to win games without him.
 
cyan said:
The full article https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c07m5yk9dgzo also says that only twice has a side made up 6 points from this point of the season and one of those was City in 2013-14 - "
" That season City did it, they had 19 points and Arsenal had 25. The exact same totals as this season. The Gunners ended up finishing fourth."

So history says that from this position winning the league is difficult but not impossible.
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We were in more difficult positions than the current one in at least 3 from the last 8 title wins.

11/12: 8 pts off United with 5-6 games to go.

18/19: 7 pts off a great Liverpool side in late December.

22/23: 8 pts off Arsenal in February.

We were outside the top 4 after 10 games in 20/21 as well.

As long as we are within 7-8 pts off the top in February, we have a chance. Arsenal come to the Etihad in April.
 
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Arsenal have conceded 3 goals in all competitions (15 games) this season which is an incredible record. They're scoring plenty as well, even if they're largely from set pieces. They've addressed the lack of squad depth and it's going to take something special for us to go and win it this season. The three losses already make this weekends game against the dippers one we really need to win, to keep the pressure on. If we can stay within 6pts into the new year we'll still have a great chance because once we truly gel we can easily put together a run of wins to go and take the title. Injuries will play their part as ever, but based on current form - whilst we generally look a lot better, we're still miles away from where we need to be with only 19pts from 10 games.
 
What about Chelsea? They still have Cole Palmer to come in. If he gets fit, they might become a team to watch.

Well happy with City after 10 games. Lots to look forward to.
 
In 20/21, we had 20 pts after 12 games: 5 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. Few thought we could win the league. Then we clicked.

The start to this season is a bit like the start to 20/21. Let's hope we can click. Admittedly, Arsenal are a much stronger team than any of the rivals back then. 86 pts may not be enough.
 
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citymad said:
Sooner or later Stokenal will have to start scoring more goals from open play. Eventually teams will start to defend their set pieces better and they’ll struggle. Having said that their defense is second to none at the moment so they’ll be hard to beat.
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This. As an Arsenal fan, I'm not really worried about losing games per se. However, I am worried about drawing a lot of games if our set piece goals dry up as we struggle to create many chances when Odegaard is out and Saka has been playing like he currently has. I'm curious to see how we'll look once Havertz, Odegaard and Jesus come back.

I still believe that Jesus is our best striker even though we spent how much on Havertz and Gyokores.
 
alexmcity said:
In 20/21, we had 20 pts after 12 games: 5 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. Few thought we could win the league. Then we clicked.

The start to this season is a bit like the start to 20/21. Let's hope we can click. Admittedly, Arsenal are a much stronger team than any of the rivals back then. 86 pts may not be enough.
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You guys already know how to beat this Arsenal squad. Literally just keep winning your games and keep within touching distance. We still havent seen that Arsenal can retain their composure or hold their nerve. I usually dont pay attention to City before Jan as its usually around DEC/JAN that City turn it on and go on a crazy run.
 
brian the blue said:
I actually think we have more chance finishing bottom half than we do winning the league.

We have regressed so badly, especially on the road, that I can’t see us getting even a point away at any of Liverpool, United, Newcastle, Bournemouth, Spurs, Palace and Chelsea.. and can’t even see us beating the likes of Forest, Everton or Sunderland on the road.

That means we need to pick a lot of points up at home to even compete for European places. We haven’t beaten Arsenal or Liverpool at home since the treble season so can’t see that changing.

Going to be a very tough season resulting in rebuilding again after our first failed attempt at a rebuild.
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If your tongue is firmly in your cheek then I apologise for being so humourless but otherwise this post should be highlighted again and again as perhaps the most stupid comment in a thread full of stupid comments as we progress towards our inevitable finish in the top 3.
 
BlueMoonAcrossThePond said:
Except that Arsenal have - by far - the best depth. And in spite of key injuries to multiple positions - keep grinding on.

Arsenal are rock solid on defense. By far, the best in the P/L. On top of this, they play a ball control system which simply grinds the opposition down. And in spite of their current poor ability to score from open play - I think that this will improve - they find a way to win - set plays mostly.

IMO - Arsenal will coast to victory - winning the P/L in record fashion - earliest side to win the title with games to play.
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Is this a parody account ?
 
BlueMoonAcrossThePond said:
No you?

FFS... this is a thread about whether or not we'll win the league. Your post is:

1) Content free;
2) Insulting;
3) And either you're simply farming for likes - or are a City fan-boy no matter what.
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Faux outrage from a questionable blue who writes, seemingly without irony, that this bang average Arsenal side will outdo the truly great City side of 17/18 and win the title in record time.

How long have you been into football pal ? They play 38 games for a reason. Are you familiar with for example the Newcastle team of 1996 or the rags in 1985 who set off like a house on fire before things righted themselves as they invariably tend to.

Apologies for having a City bias on a City fan forum
 
BlueMoonAcrossThePond said:
Except that Arsenal have - by far - the best depth. And in spite of key injuries to multiple positions - keep grinding on.

Arsenal are rock solid on defense. By far, the best in the P/L. On top of this, they play a ball control system which simply grinds the opposition down. And in spite of their current poor ability to score from open play - I think that this will improve - they find a way to win - set plays mostly.

IMO - Arsenal will coast to victory - winning the P/L in record fashion - earliest side to win the title with games to play.
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Do you know what the earliest the PL has been won by, games wise? I have no idea.
 
Axel Freed said:
Faux outrage from a questionable blue who writes, seemingly without irony, that this bang average Arsenal side will outdo the truly great City side of 17/18 and win the title in record time.

How long have you been into football pal ? They play 38 games for a reason. Are you familiar with for example the Newcastle team of 1996 or the rags in 1985 who set off like a house on fire before things righted themselves as they invariably tend to.

Apologies for having a City bias on a City fan forum
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This post is so ridiculously stupid that I'm at a loss to posit a cogent reply. But here goes:

1) You regard loyalty as diametrically opposed to criticism - the two are not related. One may fervently hope that City win the title (as I do) but at the same time have an honest, unbiased opinion of our chances (as you, seemingly, do not - your post is fact free and is instead based solely on emotion).
2) "Apologies for having a City bias on a City fan forum"... Oh, FFS!

At any rate... Arsenal are at least 2 deep at every single position. Injuries are extremely unlikely to derail them. And they are rock solid on defense - every single game - they will not concede many goals. Meanwhile, the rest of the league is either rebuilding or has had massive changes to their side. I may be wrong - but for me - Arsenal are going to win this league in record fashion.

Meanwhile, you're apologizing for being a City fan - as if that's a bad thing - or as if virtually every single poster on this forum is not. Or... most likely, you're simply fishing for likes.
 
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shemnel said:
Do you know what the earliest the PL has been won by, games wise? I have no idea.
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According to Google...

The Premier League record for winning the title with the most games to spare is seven, set by Liverpool in the 2019-20 season. This was the earliest a team has ever won the Premier League title in terms of matches left to play.

  • Liverpool (2019-20): Secured the title with seven games remaining in the season.
  • Previous record holders: Manchester City (2017-18) and Manchester United (2000-01) had jointly held the record for five games remaining.
7 games remaining and winning the title means finishing 22 points ahead of every other side... with 7 games remaining. To better the record, with 8 games remaining that's 22 points ahead (7 wins and a draw) of everyone else with at least 8 games remaining. So yeah... I don't think that's going to happen. Touche!
 
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