Just at a NYE party, somebody has the Arsenal game on the TV. For the first time this season I’m starting to think that they might just do it. 7 point lead on City tonight if they close this game out, 3-0 Gooners as I type this. Man City just don’t look as good this season, sure they have Haaland but as a unit they just don’t look as good. Arsenal are without doubt the best team in the country atm. They don’t have the best players but they are the best team. It’s a bit like when Leicester won it, they just keep winning.
Long way to go, literally over 20 games remaining but I am starting to think Arsenal are serious, serious contenders. Man City can not afford to fall much further behind because Arsenal are giving them no joy atm.
Yeah, me too. Pretty chuffed for Arteta, and personally, really happy Saka's come through his difficult period and is enjoying his football. That lad's been my "secret envy" for a while now and he's firing Arsenal at the front even without Jesus.
City definitely shored up their leaks with Haaland but it's not enough (sort of remindful of United barely making it past the line with Ronaldo).
As you say too, the fact Gooners doing it not with a star-studded team but with just really good players who finally found their way as a unit.
Their main weakness for a long time to me has been discipline. Keep that at bay and they're in for a good, good season. Now they just need to let us win the return leg of course... but not before beating Newcastle next and Citeh in February. It's a massive gauntlet of games to 22 though... Toons, Spurs, Devils, Toffees, Bees, Citizens. If they even win half of that, it's an achievement.
