The fixture congestion may hit them hard. Interested to see how they do with that and Europa added to it. Think they are really well suited to a game a week though.
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Second best team in the league currently. Look nailed on for top 4
I’m all for the plaudits so long as they’re judge accordingly should things go south. he should have got 4th last season & at the same point in EtHs tenure Lingard was millyrocking at the Emirates.
They aren’t some plucky underdog upsetting the cart, they’re an expensively assembled group of players led by a manager who’s had years to put his plans in place.
Their fans can cry that 4th is an aspiration, but Spurs, United & Chelsea all have newer managers so at some point expectations need to match. If Arteta can’t get 4th this year then feck me he’s worse than I thought.
They aren’t some plucky underdog upsetting the cart, they’re an expensively assembled group of players led by a manager who’s had years to put his plans in place.
Their fans can cry that 4th is an aspiration, but Spurs, United & Chelsea all have newer managers so at some point expectations need to match. If Arteta can’t get 4th this year then feck me he’s worse than I thought.
They’ll fall away soon enough. Let them get all giddy now, it will make it even sweeter when they crumble later on in the season.
Playing some exceptional football here, clear patterns of play but also room for individual quality. Jesus gives them so much with his hold up play and all round game, absolutely what Utd are missing. Vieira is a fine Odegaard back up.
Good team.
Good team.
They'll get top 4 this season, they playing really good attacking football, scoring goals and defending better. Twats, fair play to Arteta he's built a better team.
I agree with this, he has no excuses not to get a top four place. They bottled it last season.
Saying that, so far this season their results match their performances. Saliba and Jesus have been good signings. I think they are in a better place than Spurs and Conte which just feels like a precarious relationship.
Yeah how are none of their Brazilian trio in that squad because playing so damn well. Think this just goes to show how impressive our win was over them two weeks ago.
Have they started celebrating every league win like they have won the CL yet?
Really are the greatest team the world has ever seen
The way they are playing, I think they can challenge Liverpool for 2nd. Really good football all round.
It was a great win, know the forum didn't like the media saying it but they were very impressive for large parts of that match, suicidal defending chasing the game and all. Good CB pair, midfield working smoothly and if the front 3 stay fit they will be a problem for years.
Need more depth, Xhaka is playing well at the moment but has had bad spells in the past and who knows what will happen with his partner.
Don't think they will "fall away" soon as most think. Although injuries may make that a possibility.
They are definitely a threat for the top four this year. We will need to battle them.
Almost no margin for error this season with so many team competing.
They are definitely a threat for the top four this year. We will need to battle them.
Almost no margin for error this season with so many team competing.
Yeah they were better side but similar to that Chelsea demolition a couple of seasons back we took our chances clinically
All this Arsenal praise is hurting my eyes.
Actually, they are getting rested. Edu is the former General manager for the Brazilian national team and is the mastermind behind them not getting selected.
Yeah, they do seem to have turned a corner, it was a big test today after their first lost and away from home at Brentford.
Like a few have already said the next big test will be with their squad over a busy period of fixtures(which will be the same with us).
Like a few have already said the next big test will be with their squad over a busy period of fixtures(which will be the same with us).
Far more worthy of the plaudits than Spurs. Of course there are still question marks over them and I hope everyone’s predictions about them falling away are right but we can’t deny they have been impressive in every single game this season.
Be interesting to see how their defence handles Haaland and co when the time comes
They have more about them than Spurs for one. To bad Arteta is a prick.
Spurs aren't even that good.
Agreed I feel Spurs will unravel this season, not catastrophically but for me their performances lack conviction, they should be making more of the attacking threat they have.
Rather Arsenal than Liverpool or Chel$ki, thats the only silver lining.
Are wee first best team then?
Said after week two that we'd be behind them all season. Not seen anything since to change my mind. Very good side now.
They can lose to City, but they seem to dispatch 90% of the other teams in the league with ease. That is how you get consistency and stay in the top 4. It is a good base for them.
No, it is City of course. Watch the games.
Arsenal look good tbf. Never had this good a spell under Arteta it does look different this time, the performances are matching the results. They will inevitably drop off but I think top 4 this time around is pretty much guaranteed (Barring an injury crisis).
Ok, just wasn't sure about how good this mighty arsenal are but they clearly 2nd best about at the moment
Spurs have the edge over Arsenal in last 5 years.
I think however Arsenal have a very good chance of finishing above Chelsea from what I've seen of both so far this season. Liverpool aswell if they don't get going soon.
Exactly the same as last season minus the poor start.
That we are still in transition too.
Their level of performance is far better this season than it was last season. This season they're dominating and controlling games in a way they didn't do last season.
Good against weaker teams so far. They'll probably lose against the next decent opposition as they did with us
If we didn’t have the poor start last season we would have top 4
Thats the flip side of playing us on the counter. When our passing is crisp and we dont turn the ball over you get wave after wave after wave after wave of attack. Brentford couldn't transition and were broken down systematically over the course of the game. 65% of the ball mostly played in Brentfords half.
You cant be serious? Are you aware of what happened when you visited Brentford?
Brentford away is decent opposition.
For me this was their biggest test of the season so far.
There are so many doubts about Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs, Man Utd that for the first time maybe a Jesus will have his say.
Jesus and Saliba have pushed them up a level. Has to be said.
It is all about top 4 this season, same as for us. Hopefully we can push on as well and win against the midtable sides, where we struggled every now and then for the best part of the last decade.
It is all about top 4 this season, same as for us. Hopefully we can push on as well and win against the midtable sides, where we struggled every now and then for the best part of the last decade.