I don't believe at the moment, great result yesterday however we've done it in the less important part of the season where there's still plenty of time to catchup, if we do it again in a few months when there's more pressure then I'll believe.
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I don't believe at the moment, great result yesterday however we've done it in the less important part of the season where there's still plenty of time to catchup, if we do it again in a few months when there's more pressure then I'll believe.
I do......the team are on a massive high.....Cech has brought stability and calm which have allowed others to do their thing i.e Ozil who has been great after being allowed to play in his natural position. We should fear no-one and kick on from here!
I think with everyone else struggling the only thing that can stop us is more injuries. Ozil in particular is irreplaceable and god forbid something happens to him.
Agreed and as long as our next game against Pulis's thugs is a while yet, he should be ok
We're halfway through the season, we've been in this position before and then it went wrong from February onwards so I'm very cautious, Man City can only get better as they've been pretty average so far, there's a long way to go and historically the latter part of the season when injuries and tiredness kick in is when it's make or break.
I think we have to accept that at some point Ozil's ridiculous form is going to drop off at some point, either through fatigue or a normal drop in level. Extremely rare that a player keeps it up for a full season. With Cazorla out it begs the question of who could step up to become that man. Sanchez perhaps, Ramsey maybe, as he was tried away at Newcastle early in the season. If things continue as they are then it's fair to say that section of the season where our main creative hub isn't so reliable will be extremely tight, a lot will depend on our defensive attitude and squeezing out vital one goal wins to keep us ticking over.
We have been hear before and for me everything hangs on what we do in the January transfer window. Besides a boost in numbers, I think I think it will give the team a psychological edge. Too many times we've seen the team look totally sapped of confidence and belief once that window closes. It shouldn't be hard to believe we can win the league when you look at what's going on around us. The question is do you believe we won't shoot ourselves in the foot like we normally do. IMO it all hangs on what we do in January.
I wont believe till we are out of February on top or within a couple of points off the top. While I believe that our mentality has gotten better over the past few seasons, our injuries are just horrible and I am very wary how we will deal with anymore injuries to major players. Add the fact that it is 99% likely that AW will not sign anyone noteworthy in January and my belief is not there yet.
If we do what is necessary in the transfer window and if somehow we can get a handle on the ludicrous injury situation (last year it really looked like we were coming out of those woods but here we are again) and if Wenger can somehow rekindle that desire to win that he used to have then we have the players to win this title. But I always believed that anyway. Just like I have believed it in several seasons over the last 10 years. The weak point is Wenger though and we can all get swept away and sweep this away in the process but the fact remains (with nothing so far evident to dispel it) Wenger is overcautious.
Overcautious in the transfer window and overcautious on the pitch. His silly substitutions yesterday could have cost us that game. I understand what he was trying to do but that's not what we need. It's pointless for Arsenal to be trying to wrap players in wool because they end up getting injured anyway, just use who you have, find your favoured team and then rotate the squad properly when necessary. Don't disrespect opponents by changing the whole bloody team. Stop pretending we are good at closing games out because we aren't. The defence has done great so far this year, trust them for the 90 minutes rather than give them more to do by wiping out the attacking threat and the capability of the midfield to retain possession (best form of defence) with those stupid, negative, fearful substitutions.
It's not the fans or even the players who need to believe, it's Wenger. He needs to dig in his pocket come January and then play this squad to its strengths all the way to May and see how the chips fall. Time for the Wenger of old to re-emerge. Fuck the finances and GPS vests and mollycoddling the players, there's a title up for grabs here so go and get it FFS.
Great result versus the gypos but an even bigger test comes on the 26th. Win that one playing to our strengths and then blast through a series of fixtures that we really should be taking maximum points from. Keep the pressure on our rivals, control this league. It's there to be controlled and taken and while our closest rivals are down now is the time to take advantage and build the gap. And then, of course, we have to avoid the mental collapse that has plagued us in the past. Plenty still to do but it is all achievable if we have a leader that fancies it.