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5 reasons Arsenal are top of the league
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Topic Started: Oct 24 2013, 04:05 PM (671 Views)
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jays712
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Oct 25 2013, 05:12 PM
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- Oct 25 2013, 01:08 AM
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- Oct 24 2013, 08:59 PM
What is really wrong with threads like this is we are talking of a team being on top of the league after 8 games of a 38 game season. I also think it is quite pointless that people are comparing our results from equivalent fixtures last season (I saw Gary Nevelle make that comparison) and then comparing the fixtures that we have to come. I dont think any team has ever won their first 8 league games in a season. I also dont expect Arsenal to be that poor in the more difficult fixtures as we were last season. The season is a grind and the team that grinds out the most ends up winning.
So when there is a bad run we are not to show restraint. However, if there is a good run we are. Amazeballs.
Santry I am not going to overreact if we lose a game this season because I know there are up and downs in the season and I dont expect Arsenal to go the entire season without losing a game. The only time I would be frustrated is if we lose to a team that would be facing relegation this season, those are the ones that you just cant drop and we have had a lot of those disastrous results against teams at the bottom of the table in recent years. If by bad run you mean lose 3-4 games on the trot then that is cause for concern because realistically you can only afford to lose 3-4 games during the entire season if you want to win the league. I believe we are a good team and I am excited about this run but being on top of the league after 8 games doesn't mean much. In 2007/2008 season we had a 5 point lead for nearly the entire season but a bad run in the month of March cost us the entire season. In past seasons, the champion usually loses no more than 4 matches all year. This season there looks like their is more parity among the top teams. The league may be won by a team with 6 losses this time. No team looks head and shoulder above everyone else among the top tier.
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santry_gooner
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Oct 26 2013, 05:48 AM
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- jays712
- Oct 25 2013, 05:12 PM
- phatosas
- Oct 25 2013, 01:25 PM
- santry_gooner
- Oct 25 2013, 01:08 AM
- phatosas
- Oct 24 2013, 08:59 PM
What is really wrong with threads like this is we are talking of a team being on top of the league after 8 games of a 38 game season. I also think it is quite pointless that people are comparing our results from equivalent fixtures last season (I saw Gary Nevelle make that comparison) and then comparing the fixtures that we have to come. I dont think any team has ever won their first 8 league games in a season. I also dont expect Arsenal to be that poor in the more difficult fixtures as we were last season. The season is a grind and the team that grinds out the most ends up winning.
So when there is a bad run we are not to show restraint. However, if there is a good run we are. Amazeballs.
Santry I am not going to overreact if we lose a game this season because I know there are up and downs in the season and I dont expect Arsenal to go the entire season without losing a game. The only time I would be frustrated is if we lose to a team that would be facing relegation this season, those are the ones that you just cant drop and we have had a lot of those disastrous results against teams at the bottom of the table in recent years. If by bad run you mean lose 3-4 games on the trot then that is cause for concern because realistically you can only afford to lose 3-4 games during the entire season if you want to win the league. I believe we are a good team and I am excited about this run but being on top of the league after 8 games doesn't mean much. In 2007/2008 season we had a 5 point lead for nearly the entire season but a bad run in the month of March cost us the entire season.
In past seasons, the champion usually loses no more than 4 matches all year. This season there looks like their is more parity among the top teams. The league may be won by a team with 6 losses this time. No team looks head and shoulder above everyone else among the top tier. That's a good assessment. Anyone with a losing sequence of more than two games will drop out. I expect three or four teams to be in it in march. After that everything else is wild speculation.
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