Poorest squad from the top 5. It seems like this season is just starting to follow the same patterns to last season. Gone are the days when we used to hammers teams like Brighton away from home. Now every away game is a challenge and games against the big boys is still yielding the same results

All these teams have settled squads and managers who have been in their positions for sometime with exception to Chelsea obviously. It's no surprise both teams are off the pace. The board have expressed how important it is to be in the champions league well they need to provide the required resources to the manager otherwise they cannot complain when we don't achieve it.

Decent?

comment by Admiral Ozil is my new favourite Star Wars character (U10178)
posted 19 minutes ago
All these teams have settled squads and managers who have been in their positions for sometime with exception to Chelsea obviously. It's no surprise both teams are off the pace. The board have expressed how important it is to be in the champions league well they need to provide the required resources to the manager otherwise they cannot complain when we don't achieve it.
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This. Emery has only had one window to try and put his ideas onto the pitch. He should be given at least another two (january and the summer) before it's fair game to judge how we will do in the next 3 years.

No Arsenal team since the history of time has been successful having three first team defenders out.

We spent nearly 50% of the game in posession in our own half. Its going to take another six months for Guendouzi to learn how to break the lines.

comment by Stranglers (U21996)
posted 1 minute ago
No Arsenal team since the history of time has been successful having three first team defenders out.

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When Mustafi and Holding are counted as 1st team defenders, we are already struggling, although Holding is a WIP. Monreal and Kos are there, and we have experienced players to fill in. And Guendouzi isone of the biggest success stories in the squad this season for me

Guendouzi is young and keen and full of potential. But his job today was to take the ball off the defence and feed it into Ozil, Laca or Aubs. A ten yard ball and he couldn’t find it.

Best football in decades from Spurs?

No mate - season before last was the best football in decades. We started this season gash, yet ground out results- winning badly. But since our win against Chelsea yes we’ve found some form (bar the blip against you in the league, but then it was a derby)

comment by The Mighty Tottenham Hotspur. (U7858)
posted 29 minutes ago
Best football in decades from Spurs?

we’ve found some form (bar the blip against you in the league, but then it was a derby)
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the blip was mostly due to spurs being knackered after their fight to stay in the CL, while we had a week to prepare. We saw a true reflection of tthe relative strengths of the 2 teams in cup game, I believe

Emery inherited a poor squad and he is still learning what/who does and doesn't work. He has vastly improved certain players,squad attitude and fans morale. It is very early days - how long has Klopp taken to finally look like the real deal? How long have Man U been trying to replace Fergie? Another year to 18 months is needed before we can seriously judge Emery,and even then we should remain patient. This is a total reboot after 20+ years of a one man operation. My thoughts are, so far,so good!

He needs and deserves time. The squad was/is an absolute state.

His signings so far have been very mixed if they are his signings? Only one who looks like a potential big waste of money is Leno but things could definitely still work out with him

I didn't expect much progress this season but I think there has been some.

Your points total is actually very good, but there are simply a few freaky ones.

I think you should have always looked at this season as one of transition, with anything above 6th seen as a bonus - a new coach, a new style and the need to assess his squad during a season to determine what needs to be kept, and what needs to be jettisoned.

As much as it pains me to say it, I think Arsenal will be very strong next season. No doubt he will buy himself a few defenders and lose the highly paid wasteman who is the poster boy for the modern Arsenal

Poorest squad in top 6. Luckily for you Jose stayed in the job 2 months too long or you'd now be 6th.

comment by Eric_the_king (SE85) (U21241)
posted 42 minutes ago
Poorest squad in top 6. Luckily for you Jose stayed in the job 2 months too long or you'd now be 6th.
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I really fancy United for 4th.

The optimist in me is looking forward to a ritle race this season.

The pessimist is hoping United make Arsenal.and Chelsea look down, and drop points due to the differing psychology, rather than chasing us down

I saw the Brighton game last night, wasn't impressed at all. One or 2 obviously top players but a lot of dross in there too.