Topic: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ - page 281. (Read 58650 times)

Because these 2 tough matches made most people doubt Arsenal because the opponents they faced were rivals competing for the title, we know Arsenal's performance is very good this season but to beat these 2 teams feels very difficult. If in the end Arsenal fails again, it can't be helped that Mikel Arteta has done the best he can.

This fixture schedule puts pressure on Arsenal to make it difficult to win the EPL title and it will not be an easy task for Arteta to beat Man City, Man United, Liverpool and Spurs while Arsenal have to fight another competition against Bayern Munich.It can be seen from the schedule of this match, on one hand, Arsenal failed to win the EPL title, on the other hand, Arsenal players are not ready to accept such pressure in terms of performance.
But one has to admire Arteta's current feat of being at the top of the standings and being able to qualify for the quarter-finals, even though it's only temporary, it's a pretty good achievement.

Gabriel Jesus isn't like a natural scorer such as Haaland. He is more like a helper for the main forward of the team. There is another forward player who is Nketiah but he is also not a quality scorer. None of these players is reliable for making a good amount of contribution with goals.    This is why Arsenal would really make use of a more capable scorer in this position.

Viktor Gyökeres is a target for Arsenal now. He is really just the kind of a scorer they would make use of. 

However there is an issue. He has a release clause like 100 million € and a contract running till 2028. I don't think Sporting would let him go without his release clause being bought out.

well, that's the reason I said the schedule of the match can put strong pressure and prevent Arsenal from maintaining its position at the top of the standings while away matches or at home are always a big problem for a team and Arsenal in the match must compete for sure the pressure will continue to be in a row rncouraging players to continue to work hard but the risk is too high when too pursuing the EPL title but the injury problem can give ugliness to a mainstay player.
a little sorry to see Arteta who always get unfavorable drawings when they have to compete with other large teams but with away positions.
I can't imagine how Arsenal players now feel depressed in the rest of the game have an annoying schedule when at UCL also have to face the strongest team from the bundesliga and looks like a very bad season

It is not easy to beat Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, not only because this season they have not been defeated at home but also Arsenal always experience difficulties when playing against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium and my prediction is that this time Arsenal will face the same situation, even more so by beating Arsenal this means that Manchester City can get close to Liverpool and if Liverpool wins against Brighton, their point difference will only be one which will be quite easy to catch.
Even though Arsenal is a solid team and was successful in beating Liverpool, they are not the strongest team that can beat City, especially when Arsenal is the away team.
I'm sure this will be an interesting match and both teams will try to win because a draw will be quite profitable for Liverpool because they will be two points ahead of the team in second place, so that both teams will try to win the match and will not be satisfied with a draw.

Yes it's true that the both teams are experiencing a case where most of their key players out injured, but the debt and experience in the Manchester city squad makes them the favourite for this upcoming encounter between them both, though I believe that their is a winner in this game, which is definitely going to be a tight contested affair.

So as for Liverpool, they will be waiting in the Conner, hoping that it ends in a draw, so as long as they win their own game against Brighton they will definitely top the chart which will be difficult for other teams to bring them down at this stage of the competition, because they have more friendly fixture than arsenal and Manchester city, so the race for the title is more in their favor as it stands now.

Right Now many players from both teams play for their country and it is not impossible for them to return with injuries later, at the moment even Saka is rumored to be injured but we do not know how severe the injury Saka got during international matches with England, currently Arsenal's two main attackers are injured (Saka and Martinelli) and most likely doubtful to feature against Manchester later so obviously this is a big loss For Arsenal who are on a positive path.

I don't think Timber's injury has too much effect on Arsenal because Timber has been injured even before the season starts, but if Martinelli and Saka are injured then it is certain that Arsenal no longer have an attack motor that can support their victory, in addition to Arsenal, Manchester City will also reportedly lose Ederson and De Bruyne who are injured, but if we compare of course Arsenal will be greatly affected by the injuries of their players than Manchester City which does stock a lot of good reserve players.

It's not certain yet on which tema musiala will join. There have been some rumors said it was chelsea or liverpool. Arsenal has not become a strongest candidate to get him from bayern. Even though if club was able getting him and it will be a pre agreement as the transfer is still blocked till the opening of summer transfer season.
No reason to put musiala as a potential name to help arsenal here. It's not yet clear about musiala's future as even the player still say nothing regarding this. I think that the news that was reporting him to go to the arsenal totally fake.

https://onefootball.com/fr/news/rummenigge-reveals-musiala-deal-was-a-chance-transfer-39239996

There are many news that were talking about his possibility to leave from bayern to join in another club. It means that everything related to him still remain unclear this time. Im only guessing that if musiala will make his premier league move rather than stay much longer in bayern munich.
The fact that if musiala was coming to the bayern as a rookie but he has proven himself by spent a few years and his price has been going very high.

City will face arsenal but the gunner will play without musiala since it's only still a rumor. Even if musiala will come to the arsenal and he will not play too. It's very far from saying that if musiala will be playing soon.
Everything about him is still remain questionable coz he has not decided yet his final decision.

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Manchester City is clearly the favorite because they are playing at home and of course Manchester City will avenge Arsenal's defeat in the previous meeting where Arsenal were able to beat Manchester City when they played at Arsenal's headquarters and on this occasion Manchester City will play at home, of course they will take advantage of this opportunity well and is able to take over first place if Liverpool does not win the match in week 29. But if Liverpool also wins the match against Brighton then Manchester City will occupy second place and move Arsenal 3rd place, that is if the match results match most people's predictions but if Arsenal made a surprise again so he was able to maintain first place for a while because Arsenal's recent performance has been very good and consistent.

Maybe the absence of several of these players could make it a little difficult for Arsenal to face Manchester City who are playing with a squad full of Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland will do their best in attacking their opponents at the Etihad. Let's see if Arsenal is able to withstand attacks from Manchester City players. As far as I know, Arsenal's defense is very strong because in several matches they were able to keep a clean sheet.

That is quite an achievement. I wonder how many players in all of premier league history scored 20 goals per season for 7 seasons in a row. Not saying he would be alone, I am sure many did it, but the number must be pretty low in the past 3 decades if you look at the situation in the league.

It is a very competitive league, and when you think about high scorers, you think of just a few names, not many, people like Kane basically. Definitely not that many when you omit strikers as well, because strikers do score fine, but when you take them out, and consider all other positions, it suddenly becomes even rarer. I hope that it gets to a point where we are going to see them do fine, it should not really be something huge.

I think dominating for too long at the top of the table last season created a subjective mentality for Arsenal, and caused them to be painfully overtaken by Mancity. The current point-by-point struggle is really good for them, because they always have to be alert and highly focused for each match. If they stumble one match, they will be immediately surpassed, so their competitive spirit will have to be more focused.
In terms of squad, this season Mancity has lost many pillars from last season such as Riyad Mahrez, Ilkay Gundogan... and their lack of desire after achieving noble titles last season has made them Played quite poorly in the early stages. But with the bravery of a champion and Pep's experience, he helped the Mancity machine have got back on track. In front of them is a huge opportunity to continue to keep the Premier League and UCL championship.

Arsenal's performance, which is always unpredictable, is a slightly complicated condition where they, when they are in a positive trend, sometimes turn into something that is not wearing at the end of the season and vice versa when their performance deteriorates, there are sometimes significant changes that make Arsenal again seen as one of the favorites.
But it is undeniable that in the last few seasons Arsenal have improved in terms of performance and that is the result of the hard work that Arteta has done so that the investment by always being loyal in spending on players because Arsenal in each transfer has always been one of the clubs with the largest expenditure is not in vain now.
But even so Arteta cannot be complacent at this time because seeing the conditions that occur now Arsenal are still losing in any case when compared to several clubs competing in the championship so Arteta must be able to make the situation continue to improve as the season progresses.

There will be many of challenges to come for Arsenal, and I believe that their upcoming fixtures will be far more difficult than the matches faced by Manchester City and Liverpool which is also giving another trouble for arsenal itself. The club has got ex fixtures to help it lead the competition and it totally depends on arsenal whether the club was willing to win it or keep bottle it . The hard fixtures have become the main problem for arsenal because we are nearing the end of the season. Missing three points will result in a suspension from Arsenal to win EPL this season.
The game will happen at home for arsenal, but I doubt Arsenal will easily defeat Aston Villa considering the fact that villa beat it in the first leg. The fact that the most recent game between Villa and Arsenal has been a difficult one for both teams and neither of them are dominating the game. I expect the same to occur with these clubs in the future.
Aston Villa must win against Arsenal in order to end arsenal's dream of winning the EPL this season. Arsenal must be working even harder to make it happen quickly. It's crazy to see how Arsenal has many big teams waiting for this club to play. The real test is starting from hereI wouldn't be surprised because I knew Arsenal well as a club that was close to winning the EPL, but has never won since the 2000s. Arsenal has become a club that has frequently come close to winning the EPL trophy, but this time they did not win it. A bottle job club
Many people are totally aware that arsenal was frequently used in bottling competitions which is happening many times. The club performed differently towards the end of the season. We may see another showoff.

For sure this match is very interesting to watch because the city will fight strungle to get the 1st position premier league stand for this week. And I think Arsenal also will fight struggle to defend their position. But even the city is play in home, arsenal maybe is enough confidence after being sure they got a new player Mursiala from munchen. But, I heard that 4 arsenal player should be absent like Gabriel, partey, martinelli, and timber. and I think this is the real finale premier league where determine who the real champion is.

Yes, indeed Arsenal will face a difficult match after the game against Manchester City later, we also cannot rule out Tottenham and Manchester United can be a stumbling block for Arsenal in winning the league this season, but I think beating Manchester City can at least arouse the motivation of Arsenal players to be able to beat their opponents in the league,  Because after all, Manchester City is by far the most strong and consistent team in the league, so when Arsenal can beat manchester city, of course, conquering teams like Manchester United and Tottenham will not be difficult, especially in recent seasons Manchester United and Tottenham are no longer a scary team for Arsenal.

In terms of mentality of course I agree with you, and that's why I said before if Arsenal this season in addition to needing consistency of course they also need luck to be able to break the chain of their failure in getting the Premier League trophy, the mentality possessed by Arsenal is not as strong as that of Manchester City and Liverpool so far but there is nothing wrong if Arsenal continue to try to be as consistent as possible in the league, and as well Hope there is another team that is indeed able to be a stumbling block for Manchester City and Liverpool in the remaining matches of the season .

The EPL continues to lead as the most competitive league across Europe as you can see all spots being in heavy contention by 2-3 clubs. This kind of competition makes the league keep looking very great as the teams will keep improved and looking fierce when they get to Europe. The battle for a top 4 spot in the league is still up and this is because we already have Liverpool, City and Arsenal in the top 3. Now we’re going to see a match or competition between Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester United. Yes, you can’t take away Man United off the race because they’re a big team and after the shocker they pulled against Liverpool then you must consider them to be in that race. What makes this battle even more fun is that England could get at least 5 spots in the UCl as opposed to the regular 4. So all these 3 teams needs to rack up as many points as possible.

 Aston Villa are currently leading the race as they’re sitted pretty good in 4th place. This is actually going to be a big one for them if they finish in 4th place. They started the season with 8 consecutive home wins and after the big victory against Arsenal, they were in the tilte race. They dropped form and have now lost about 4 matches at home including a humiliating 0-4 win against Tottenham who are their major rivals in this battle for Top 4.The Villas are in trouble as when you check out their remaining 10 fixtures they’re playing Man City and Arsenal away from home and then welcome Liverpool to the Villa Park and all 3 of these teams asre in search of points to win the league. Getting points from these matches will be a big one for Villa and I really hope they’ll be able to cope.Tottenham under this new coach have been one great team to watch. Their signings have all proven to be worth their prices and this is what evry club wishes for. Inconsistency has cost them at times this year, with good results then being followed by poor ones, leaving their top-four hopes in the balance. They still have games against City, Arsenal and Liverpool too.

 The future looked somewhat bright for United after finishing 3rd last season under the ETH. It looked like it’s the start of a mew era. However it’s been one hell of a season that the fans and players want to forget and end in a hurry.  They crashed out of the UCL finishing bottom of the league and have never been in contention for the league. But players are returning from injury and have won five of their last seven in the league to slowly close the gap with Spurs and Villa. So, it all comes down to the remaining games and matches against Arsenal and Liverpool look tough, while Newcastle and Brighton are likely to be scrapping for European places. But despite the less easy opponents I think the gap looks pretty big. My Prediction is Tottenham to finish 4th while Villa finishes 5th.

It's true, Arsenal has a fairly busy match schedule at the end of the season, giving rise to many doubts among many fans that Arsenal can stay at the top of the standings. It is not an easy job to beat every opponent in an away game, especially all of these teams are strong teams in the Premier League. However, considering that Arsenal is a team that has developed under the guidance of Mikel Arteta, they always have hope of fighting for their mission this season.

In the next match, Arsenal challenged Manchester City at the Etihad. I think Arsenal is not the favorite to win this match considering that the bookies seem to tend to believe that Manchester City has a good probability of winning at home. Manchester City must win the match to create a points gap with Arsenal, while City also needs to maintain the same pressure as Liverpool.

They are doing their best, the coach is trying hard and the players are also giving it their best but things are very tight this season and unlike last season they had the best chance to win when they were almost 10 points up but they failed and now they up there challenging for the title again, which is really a difficult situation now that they are competing against two teams. I know they have added a few quality to their lineup and they now seem more like a team willing to win the trophy but i think it will be even more difficult than last season.

I think Arsenal needs to sign bigger players if they really want to become favorites to winning the league, they have quality players but they still lack a top quality striker and i think it’s what they need to sign next to balance up the team.

The next match of Arsenal playing against Man City will determine if they will be able to win the title this year or not. Of course Liverpool is waiting anxiously for the outcome of that match because they will be the greatest beneficiary if the match ends in a draw. Apart from the next match and also the champions league match against Bayern Munic, Arsenal have many matches lined up which they will not find it difficult to secure their three points either home or away. Luton Town, Birghton and Aston V are easier to win for Arsenal and I have the strong confidence that they will win each and everyone one of them. The only problem is if the players will not suffer fatigue from the champions league that is not an easy match for Arsenal.

Arteta has developed a strategy that does not want to repeat failures like previous seasons. Maybe Arteta just needs to be consistent with their game even though in some matches they will face strong teams such as Manchester City and Chelsea including Aston Villa and Tottenham.

With all the strengths that Arteta has, it is not impossible that Arsenal this season will end with the satisfying results they desire. Arteta must allow the competition between Liverpool and Manchester City and they must take advantage of every match without losing points, even though in the match vs Manchester City they are not guaranteed to get points.