Arsenal could be two big signings and a couple of Manchester City slipups from shocking the world and winning the Premier League.
So Arsenal are top of the league. Wow. I Didn’t see that coming. After three games last season, Arsenal were bottom of the league, and many wanted Arteta to be sacked and for the owners (the Kroenkes) to sell the club and move on. There was talk of Spotify buying the club and a new era at Arsenal. How times have changed.
Embed from Getty ImagesThey’ve lost only one game against Man United at OldTrafford, which, to be honest, they could have won, especially if that first goal was allowed. The Martinelli goal looked like a tight call and it was harsh to disallow if you ask me.
But anyway, Arsenal are doing great, and the important thing is, they’re playing really good football. It’s a bit like the Arsenal of old as the way we are playing is just incredible.
And to think about how young that squad is, it’s quite scary, and there was me thinking that maybe Martinelli and Saka were going to struggle this season.
Xhaka, I thought, was going to be rubbish this season and Partey, I thought, was pretty injury prone, but bringing in Jesus and Zinchenko as well as bringing back Saliba, has just made Arsenal a force to be reckoned with.
Man City are obviously favourites for the league. They’ve got the big monster up front in Haaland who is just incredible. Many believe City will win the league. I tend to agree to some extent unless they lose a couple of shocking games. Didn’t they lose to Spurs and draw twice with Southampton last season? Anything is possible.
Embed from Getty ImagesIf City slip up, especially when they’re focused on their elusive Champions League title, and if Arsenal can manage to beat them once or twice, or at least not lose to them, they’ve got a genuine chance of winning the league.
I’m not being deluded here, they’re looking fantastic. I think the problem could be for their Europa League campaign, it’s going to be tough on the squad. If Arsenal get some injuries, which they usually do, they have a shocking injury record, then they are really going to need to strengthen in January.
And They tried to get the fellow from Villa at the last minute, this transfer window, showing Arteta’s feeling on the situation. They need a midfield general in there as backup or to improve what they’ve already got. Better than Xhaka I hope as he (or Partay) might get suspended or injured.
Embed from Getty ImagesArteta probably needs another centre half too as Rob Holding is just a lovely bloke, but he’s just not that good. Sorry, Rob. Gabriel is looking a bit shaky too which is surprising me but he’s a great player, so hopefully, he’ll come good.
But if Gabriel or Saliba gets injured or suspended, they’re going to have to pull White in from right back.
Arsenal need a good strong defender, a world-class midfielder. If they can get two players in who are better than what they already have then I really think that they could push Man City all the way.
These are really exciting times for Arsenal fans. What do you guys think? Comment below or add your thoughts to the YouTube video.
A lot of people were laying int o Arsenal fans for celebrating their early successes this season. Arsenal fans, quite rightly, were over the moon celebrating two, three, or four victories in a row. They’re like, wow, this is amazing and quite rightly so.
People are giving Gooners crap for celebrating too much but come on, you’re just jealous. Who in their right mind would not want to celebrate their team doing exceptionally well?
Look, where are we now in mid-October and Arsenal are at the top of the league. If they can remain top until the World Cup, I think they’ve just got Chelsea out of the big six coming up, who knows what’s going to happen. It’s going to be fun times though as a Gooner.
In all honesty, for Arsenal, finishing in the top four would be fantastic but remember, the owner has got a lot of money. They have a plan. Their plan wasn’t to qualify for the ChampionsLeague last season, it was just to qualify for the Champions League this season. Just remember that fact. Edu and Arteta said it and I believe their longer-term plan is to win the league and the Champions League and I believe that the owners have the funds to do it as long as we can keep hold of our top young players.
I know we are only a quarter of the season in, but Arsneal looking like they can get the top four and I think they will. They’re already nine points clear of Manchester United in fifth place so it looks like they’re in a very strong position.
If Arsenal strengthen, and they will strengthen, then they’ll make the Champions League next season. If they strengthen substantially, then they can become real title contenders. I’m not being delusional here, they have the money now. Once Arsenal are in the Champions League, they can bring in much better players, a higher calibre of player.
You can say what you want about Man City and their money but I live in Manchester and the weather isn’t great, the city is, there’s a lot to do, but it’s not London. The draw of London along with the nicer weather in than in Manchester and Newcastle and Liverpool could give Arsenal the edge when it comes to recruiting top players.
London is a world city. It’s absolutely bloody amazing and you can fly anywhere in the world from Heathrow.
The owners have heaps of money too so if they spend really wisely, and if Ian Wright is right right, right when he claims we have players waiting to sign for arsenal once they are in the Champions League then the future is bright.
Lets hope that Wrighty isn’t wrong, wrong, wrong.
These could be really exciting times for Arsenal. If you look at Liverpool, they won the league, they didn’t spend that much money, did they? They built it up. They slowly added amazing players. They got Van Dyke in, they got Mane in. They went for the big players, but one at a time. Arsenal can totally afford to do that.
The problem for Arsenal is, how can they attract those players to go to the Emirates Stadium to move to a team that’s not in the Champions League? Well, the answer is to finish in the top four. And if they finish top three or top two, then they’re going to have more of a draw, because players are going to think, hang on, they could challenge Man City for the title. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Arsenal in the Champions League final in the next three or four seasons too if they keep going like this with clever recruitment and clear and effective strategy on the pitch.
Can they beat Man City to the league title this season? Yes.Do I think they will? Probably not but possibly they can. Possibly they absolutely can. So let’s see what happens. Well done to Arsenal for such a great start to the season. Oh, my God!
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