Seasons' comparisons

[Toronto Gooner]

Hi everyone,

It has been a while since I have posted on here. Anyway, I have been keeping my Seasons' Comparisons tracker running and here is what it looks like with 10 or 11 games to go.

Chelsea 63 pt (1)
13/14 3
12/13 14
11/12 17
10/11 15
09/10 2
08/09 8
07/08 7
06/07 3

Man City 58 pt
13/14 -5
12/13 -1
11/12 -8
10/11 8
09/10 8

Arsenal 54 pt
13/14 -5
12/13 7
11/12 2
10/11 -3
09/10 -4
08/09 5
07/08 -11
06/07 -1

Man U 53 pt
13/14 5
12/13 -18
11/12 -14
10/11 -7
09/10 -7
08/09 -12
07/08 -11
06/07 -16

Liverpool 51 pt
13/14 -8
12/13 9
11/12 9
10/11 12
09/10 3
08/09 -7
07/08 -2
06/07 -2

Spurs 47 pt (1)
13/14 -3
12/13 -4
11/12 -6
10/11 0
09/10 1
08/09 18
07/08 15
06/07 11

[Letters]

Interesting that we're actually reasonably consistent. Only 5 points off where we were last year. Only 2007/8 is significantly different.

Stagnation

[Toronto Gooner]

I will put up the complete figures early next week but I have say that today's result means that Arsenal have the same number of points as last season and behind only 2 seasons in the previous 8 seasons.

[Xhaka Can’t]

It has been quite a run to get us here. Overall the performances could have been better, but today, it looks like things were really gelling.

[Toronto Gooner]

Here are the Arsenal figures:

Arsenal 63 pt
13/14 0
12/13 7
11/12 5
10/11 1
09/10 -4
08/09 5
07/08 -4
06/07 8

[Letters]

It has been quite a run to get us here. Overall the performances could have been better, but today, it looks like things were really gelling.

It's games like this and Utd away which make me think the 'maybe next year' thing. And yes, I know we've been here a million times before but this is the first time for ages I've felt we've got a squad that can genuinely challenge. And these are the sort of games which we 'always' lose, this year we're not losing them. There are a few signs that things might just be different this time. The only question that remains is can we sustain this sort of form for a whole season.

[Xhaka Can’t]

It's games like this and Utd away which make me think the 'maybe next year' thing. And yes, I know we've been here a million times before but this is the first time for ages I've felt we've got a squad that can genuinely challenge. And these are the sort of games which we 'always' lose, this year we're not losing them. There are a few signs that things might just be different this time. The only question that remains is can we sustain this sort of form for a whole season.

Nope, just a calendar year.

[Power n Glory]

I don't even think we did go ultra-defensive. There may have been a touch of easing off, not doing anything silly and conceding a goal to put ourselves under pressure but we hardly parked any buses. We're the only side to have put 4 past Liverpool all season

Relax. I'm not attacking the tactics. There's just a notable visual shift in approach where we're comfortable letting our opponents have the ball. Usually, we'd try to dominate possession from the first to final whistle. That's where mistakes can happen, we lose a moments concentration and then concede.

If you played Fifa you'd know there is a difference between 'ultra defensive' and 'parking the bus' mode.

[Toronto Gooner]

After this weekend's games, here are the comparisons:

Chelsea 73 pt (1)
13/14 4
12/13 15
11/12 20
10/11 15
09/10 5
08/09 9
07/08 5
06/07 1

Arsenal 66 pt
13/14 2
12/13 7
11/12 5
10/11 3
09/10 -2
08/09 5
07/08 -4
06/07 10

Man U 65 pt
13/14 11
12/13 -15
11/12 -14
10/11 -4
09/10 -7
08/09 -9
07/08 -11
06/07 -13

Man City 61 pt
13/14 -9
12/13 -7
11/12 -10
10/11 5
09/10 2

Liverpool 57 pt
13/14 -14
12/13 8
11/12 14
10/11 9
09/10 3
08/09 -13
07/08 -5
06/07 -3

Spurs 54 pt
13/14 -2
12/13 -4
11/12 -5
10/11 0
09/10 -4
08/09 13
07/08 15
06/07 6

[Letters]

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