Let's be honest only six teams are competing for the title and one will end up winning it at the end of the season, so five will be left scratching their heads.
However, the failure to some teams are worse than the rest and this is down to the fans' expectation and how they see their teams competing for the title.
For instance, Chelsea and Man City have high hopes than the rest of the top six closely followed by Man Utd. Then, you have Arsenal, Liverpool, and Spurs. This only changes if these teams spend as much as Chelsea, Man City, and Man Utd.
Wenger have more Arsenal fans against him than he was in two/three years ago. The problem with him is he only knows one way of setting up his team. His gambles of changing matches are worse because Arsenal could even lose worse goal ratio as the team become more open at the back.
Yesterday, if Stoke showed more guts to go forward Arsenal could have lost comfortably, but they were too afraid to take initiative because they thought even a draw is a good result against Arsenal.
Another problem until now Wenger can't get it right is the discipline of the team as we see mistakes that were happening last ten/twelve years ago. When we lose the ball we panic and try to get it back quickly without looking at if someone is covering the space we leave behind e.g. Xhaka yesterday not having Ramsey alongside him when he pushed forward for the Stoke goal.
Wenger using all the attacking players without looking at the balance of the team. I know Xhaka had an awful game, but his long pass range is what makes him special in the team and we needed that at the end of the game to push for equaliser and also to leave Welbeck on and take Lacazette off even a ten year old would know this is wrong.
Bellerin and Ox should compete for the RB position and put Kolisinac/Monreal LWB not CBs.
Wenger is too afraid to make some players unhappy and losing the sight of what is important, which is the team winning the match.
Wenger had too many second chances and if he sells Sanchez to Man City or even to another club this season, then that should get him the sack.
Ambition
posted on 20/8/17
Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea, Spurs and Liverpool. I make that five teams competing for the title...
posted on 20/8/17
figure he means arsenal are the sixth.
posted on 20/8/17
Yesterday, if Stoke showed more guts to go forward Arsenal could have lost comfortably, but they were too afraid to take initiative because they thought even a draw is a good result against Arsenal.
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You surely havent watched the game.
posted on 20/8/17
Liverpool aren't title contenders; they will fall back before Christmas
posted on 20/8/17
Spurs Wembley record is awful they won't even qualify for Europe if they continue in the same fasion
posted on 20/8/17
We are not going to challenge for the title and its pushing it to say Liverpool are and probably Tottenham as well.
And as for the comment about Ramsey should not have been up the pitch, we had the ball and Xhakla gave it away with a sloppy pass. You want to sacrifice Ramsey joining the attack when we have the ball do you? You'd have to chalk off Ramseys goal against Leicester for starters, and his FA Cup winning goals. I think you need to look elsewhere for your scapegoat.
posted on 21/8/17
Let's be honest only six teams are competing for the title
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3 teams, Manchester x2 and Chelsea
don't let Sky or the press fool you into thinking its anything else.
posted on 21/8/17
comment by Lucasette NorthBank (U11643)
posted 3 hours, 27 minutes ago
Let's be honest only six teams are competing for the title
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3 teams, Manchester x2 and Chelsea
don't let Sky or the press fool you into thinking its anything else.
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if Wenger can get it right about the defence and the nonsense substitutions Arsenal can certainly push Chelsea and Man City for the title closely. Man Utd will fall when the Champions League start.
posted on 21/8/17
comment by Darth Stan Kronke the Sith Lord turned Darthen Wenger to the dark side (U16927)
posted 15 hours, 50 minutes ago
We are not going to challenge for the title and its pushing it to say Liverpool are and probably Tottenham as well.
And as for the comment about Ramsey should not have been up the pitch, we had the ball and Xhakla gave it away with a sloppy pass. You want to sacrifice Ramsey joining the attack when we have the ball do you? You'd have to chalk off Ramseys goal against Leicester for starters, and his FA Cup winning goals. I think you need to look elsewhere for your scapegoat.
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Ramsey is certainly guilty for staying forward too long. Ozil was more of midfielder than Ramsey against Stoke. I'd still have Elneny start and bring Ramsey on as a game-changer.
We are too open when he plays and Xhaka made an error for pushing forward when he lost the ball as he should have been smart about it because no one was behind to cover him. The goal was easily preventable.