If you look at the Invincibles season, the longest Arsenal run of wins was ten, from January to March. The rest of the season, It was three-four wins, then a draw or two.
If anything, a team on a hot streak sometimes needs a game like the one against West Brom today - one where it doesn't go their way, and the referee tries to be a hero, and the tried-and-tested combinations just don't stick.
A game like this is necessary every once in a while, because it shakes things up and dislodges any hint of complacency or panic that might be setting in. For some players, a winning streak means confidence just builds and builds and builds; but other players, who over-analyse things as the run goes on, will start to feel the strain as they wonder when their luck will run out.
In fact, after that ten-game winning run, the Invincibles drew five out the last nine games.
And no, I'm not saying I'm glad Arsenal lost; I'm just saying there might be a silver lining.
Necessary points dropped (Hear me out)
posted on 6/10/13
When you put it like that it sounds much better, but a side with the quality and experience to win a Premier League title shouldn't be affected that drastically by one result.
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But it's not really a question of quality or experience, I think. Because the more games you win on the trot without any blips, the more significance it will have when you do drop points, because you almost forget how to deal with that experience.
posted on 6/10/13
Its clear that at one point we will lose. WBA will beat a lot of teams in this season at home. We managed to fight back and grab a point against a good opponent who deserved that point.
I am not unhappy today. We stay at the top of the league before the international break and we will get back our players soon.
Go game by game. If you have a look at the others top teams they are not looking better than us.
posted on 6/10/13
"But it's not really a question of quality or experience, I think. Because the more games you win on the trot without any blips, the more significance it will have when you do drop points, because you almost forget how to deal with that experience."
What about the Villa game, then? Hadn't lost since March and yet it didn't seem to cause any sort of impact at all.
posted on 6/10/13
What about the Villa game, then? Hadn't lost since March and yet it didn't seem to cause any sort of impact at all.
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Maybe that had something to do with the three-month break before the Villa game?
posted on 6/10/13
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posted on 6/10/13
Decent article, a point is firstly good for us, things only get better for us, walcott and cazorla back soon
posted on 6/10/13
We lost the Villa game because the ref was Anthony Taylor.
posted on 6/10/13
When we lost to Villa, expectations were low because we had not made any signings and people feared a drubbing from Fenerbahce.
If we go on a winning run and say take a beating at OT due to a shambolic refereeing performance similar to Lee Mason's today then it would have a big knock on confidence and moral. Even the best fail to recover from defeats like that, ie the Invincibles
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posted on 6/10/13
I suppose if you're going to drop points, this sort of performance is the way to do it. Still don't buy the argument that this is necessary, but I'll give you that.