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That means a second successive Champions League finish looks unlikely for the team who fi...

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I understand your premise but we must realise that for years Wenger was confined by financial constraints, and I honestly don't think many other managers could have kept the club in the champions league, look at Liverpool and Man United, even with there inflated budgets they failed to achieve a top four finish in recent years.

With another» if only» - season behind them, finishing as the runners up to surprise Champions Leicester City, Arsenal will of course be looking to take the leap in the 16/17 campaign and finally lift the Premier League trophy again.

After a summer of big spending, the new arrivals certainly look likely to continue at Old Trafford, with van Gaal attempting to revolutionise the squad at United after their highly disappointing 7th place finish in the Premier League last season.

Further, with the struggles of their rivals around them, there was certainly an opportunity to compete for the Premier League title or at least a top - three finish instead of a frantic scramble to qualify for the Champions League, which arguably looks unlikely at this stage.

With Liverpool looking strong in their pursuit of a top - four finish and the Champions League this season, there seems to be plenty of reasons as to why Can should stay at Anfield.

Then the season unravels.We start well but towards end of December we have handful of injuries and we are struggling with our title challenge.But still great Wenger who does not believe in January transfer window does not buy anyone or buys Kallstrom and by march we have no chance of winning the league and we are looking at getting Wenger Trophy (Top 4 finish).

We will probably either finish 2nd or 3rd in the grup and if it happens to be the latter we may as well look at europa league as a realistic chance of winning a title.

Having added a striker and midfielder, a central defender is arguably next at the top of his to - do list as he looks to rebuild the spine of a team that finished 10th in the Premier League last season and is short of options at the back with John Terry, Gary Cahill and Kurt Zouma arguably not enough.

Pellegrini has spent an incredible # 172m on just eleven players since taking over at the Etihad Stadium, and although he won the Premier League and Capital One Cup double in his first campaign with the club, he looks set to finish trophyless this term and possibly even out of the top four after a surprisingly poor recent run of form.

In his debut season at Old Trafford it appears van Gaal will secure a crucial Champions League berth with a top four finish looking almost sewn up.

After losing the North London derby this weekend, Arsenal are very unlikely to finish the season in the Champions League places so it looks like the Gunners only hope of qualifying for the elite competition will be from winning the Europa League, which recommences this coming Thursday with Arsenal playing against the Swedish minnows Ostersund.

For donkeys years now we have done the approximately same things: 1) We have a poor start 2) We pick up in September and we all think we are going to have a good year 3) Once the weather gets cold we lose games against all sorts and drop like a stone 4) Towards the end of March when the weather gets better we start winning again and we qualify for the Champions League (apart from last year) I have a feeling it will be broadly the same this year except Spuds and Liverpool are better for the last couple of years that they used to be and none of the big money three look vulnerable so we won't finish above them..

When looking at the season in a nut - shell, they finished first among non-Big Cheeze Teams in a stacked 16 - Team League.

Look, if we finish this season Empty handed and with no European football (the board would accept Europa league by the way???) then I'm sure as hell that Wenger will be gone by the mutual consent BS!

I just don't know what's wrong with Arsenal fans.Sure I get it as humans we all have our preferences but things start to look funny when we begin to bash and criticize a player like he's useless.I just don't get why Arsenal fans do nt want Vardy.Oh is it because he's not world class, he's English, He's not a big name, he's a fairy tale, you feel all he does is run, he's not got a better history in footballing until now or you feel Giroud is better or what?I really pity Arsenal fans honestly.I would've taken Jamie Vardy in a heartbeat.Sure he's not the best option out there.But I'll say this and say it again it's not a world class striker that wins you a league but rather just increases your chances of winning the league.If you've watched Arsenal clearly from the time since Henry left you realized that it's more of not being able to find a clinical striker.Eduardo was not a already a finished product when he started his career here yet he was clinical and was on world class form until injury.What Arsenal need now is a world class finisher if they can't get a world class striker.

Take a look at the ten worst finishers in the Premier League, including Manchester United and Manchester City forwards, who have failed to score a single league goal, despite trying their luck with 20 + shLeague, including Manchester United and Manchester City forwards, who have failed to score a single league goal, despite trying their luck with 20 + shleague goal, despite trying their luck with 20 + shots...

Fantasy football game www.oulala.com have looked back at every single Premier League season to find out which side was leading on Christmas day and where they finished at the end of the season.

A lack of trophies could come back to haunt them as they fell short in the FA Cup at the weekend and look likely to finish second in the Premier League this season, and perhaps that could work against them this summer if top clubs around Europe are looking to convince their best players to leave north London.

Liverpool are now looking at two big - name Serie A players to come in in midfield and attack, plus another transfer deal this month to ensure they are better equipped to finish this season strongly and possibly mount a challenge on the Premier League title next year.

On the plus side he looks like a beast, very suited to the premier league, and good finish.

It is set to be a very busy summer for Martinez in the transfer market as he looks to continue the fine work that his side produced last season in finishing fifth in the Premier League.

Arsenal might have finished top of their group Standings (GROUP A) of the Champions League in an attempt to avoid the Bayern / Barca nemesis in the knockout stages but it looks as if the first position is just the same as coming second this season.

And since the premier league trophy is looking very unlikely i think we should just focus on the europa league because even if we don't finish in the top four spot winning the europa league automatically gives us champions league football.

So it is the two teams that finished above the Gunners, Chelsea and Man City, that we are looking at as the main obstacles to a Premier League title.

I would like to tell arsenal fan that the transfer window is not arsenal's problem.Let explain what is in my mind.We need to reinforce our team but we need to think in the future that most of the high class players are going to refuse signing for arsenal fc because of Mr Wenger's philosophy.It looks like arsenal becomes cemetery of players.How many players came in and left because of performance, became good players out of arsenal.We need to accept all of the transformation Mr wenger brings in arsenal but now it does not work.Why??? because lack of tactics, strategies and pretending best players for Mr wenger mind but in reality those players do not get standard of best player.Mr wenger wants to prove everybody that he is wright that players who are calling by wenger are best.I means Mr wenger is the only one can see all matter in good position or bad.He is wrong by thinking this way.He does not like criticism.he is the mind of arsenal.Everything he can say or defend is wright.Think about morrinho comments about arsenal!!!! Why he likes to be arsenal coach!!!! One thing I want to say about arsenal players, I think everybody watch arsenal games.We have got short mind players who play two good games and the rest shameless.They are working hard in the training ground for catching Mr wenger's mind to let them play; what is behind their (players) mind to be the most regular players.Those players have no vision even ambition; they are never becoming high class and their carriers are going to finish in arsenal after arsenal we are going to see them playing for championship.They do not care to become legend as Ian wright, Vierra, Berckam, piress, Henry... What is the big behind their mind to use wenger name to be selected in national team.They are not able to face different leagues in the world.

Well Spurs have already finished above Arsenal barring some miracle that would even eclipse Leicester's league triumph, and they have got bigger things to look forward to.

But as of right now, I see it as a gamble worth taking, just look at what Liverpool did without European football, they nearly won the league, now granted Luis Suarez was mainly to thank for this, but would he have finished the season as he started it if he was playing every Tuesday or Wednesday too??

The Player of the Year award is usually reserved for a representative from the Premier League champions, but if Mohamed Salah is half as good in the second half of the season as he has been in the first, it will be impossible to look beyond the Egyptian revelation, regardless of where Liverpool finish.

While the EPL title look out of reach, Arsenal still need to finish in the top four and there are two very good cup competitions to think about, with a really good draw in the Champions League offering a great chance of an extended run in Europe.

The Molineux outfit, who finished bottom of the Premier League last season, have already lost Michael Kightly to Stoke, while the departures of Steven Fletcher and Matt Jarvis look imminent.

Number 2 We have Romelu Lukaku; Having finished the year with 19 Goals despite only being 23 and this being his 5th year in the league it's no wonder, he is being looked at by nearly every club within the top four.

It's funny how he said we are better than Liverpool overrall forgetting that in terms of players we were still better than them last season yet the beat us home and away.Liverpool team is not so good yet out of all the top four team they're the ones who play their hearts out.That's why Liverpool didn't lose a single game to a top four team last season though on paper they should have.As for Tottenham if you look at their team they just need a few more signings and consistency so I don't know what's the big deal about them.The painful this is they could've won the league if not for draws.It was a disgrace for any of those two to finish over us last season because on paper it shouldn't be so.This should tell you that it's not all about the team you have.Some it's about luck, sometimes it's about giving your best and sometimes it's just meant to be.

«You have to give credit to the boss as well because, at a club like Arsenal, you are looking to win things, finish top four, get Champions League, win competitions, and to play a 19 - year - old and keep your faith in him week in, week out... [Iwobi] has repaid him well.»

Wenger said, «The expectations are very high and that is understandable because you can not win the FA Cup and finish third in the league and then say «Look, next year we want to do nothing.

The clubs were 12th and 13th in the table at the time, and from the looks of it, most supporters could have never imagined that an afternoon at White Hart Lane could produce one of the most amazing second half finishes of the 2007 - 08 Premier League season.

But look at the bright side, if we were to finish 3rd in the group we may have a chance to play Spuds in Europa League.

Even though us fans may be a bit down on our club at the moment, with no Premier League title to celebrate since the year of the invincibles and yesterday's defeat away to Liverpool making a top four finish this season look decidedly iffy, we should remember that the job of managing Arsenal must be one of the most enticing in football.

At this point, I wouldn't mind finishing 7th in the League, no european football, new manager, and some new players who will fight for a result, it really looks like we need to re-build.

Just when it looks like Arsenal have caught a break for a change, like when PSG messed up their final game in the Champions League group stage to let Arsenal steal in and finish on top, lady luck remembers that Arsene Wenger is on her hit list and she strikes back, such as giving us the German champions Bayern Munich as a reward for topping the group.

Look at liverpool a couple of seasons ago, most goals score in the league but yet finished second.

Manchester United look well placed to regain their Champions League spot, following a vital 2 - 1 away win at nearest challengers Liverpool, widening the gap to five points, after last year finishing a disappointing seventh under David Moyes.

Manuel Pellegrini's men have looked in ominous form in recent weeks, and so Arsenal will have to keep up the pace or risk having to go through the preliminary stages of the Champions League with a fourth - placed finish.

i was very impressed with coquelin but we could all see the way newcastle was fowling him im worried it only a matter of time before his injured so we need suffcient cover arteta is ok but if something happens to coquelin (i pray it doesn't) where his out for a couple of games arteta can not play a bunch of games for 90 mins all the time so im hoping arsene is looking at a DM has we speak also on theo, to be fair to him he actually did ok great movement but it brings me to think that giroud and walcott can play together in a 442 formation because giroud can provided the hold up play for walcott to make runs and walcott can make the runs to allow space for giroud if walcott has gioroud finishing and giroud walcott pace we properly would be with man city at the top of the league

The Reds slipped to ninth place in the Premier League table after the loss, and now sit 12 points adrift of leaders Man City as they look to keep up with the pack for a top - four finish this season.

A quick look at the Premier League table will show you that Arsenal, despite being in a good position to finish in the Champions League places as usual, are far from secure.

Having fallen short in his bid to win trophies this season, he will be looking to secure a top - four Premier League finish and that will be something to build on for him and his players.

Fortunately for the Gunners, no one has yet really taken the Premier League by the scruff of the neck and with the German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in our Champions League group, it was always looking like Arsenal would not finish on top and so that defeat away to Dinamo Zagreb is not necessarily a big problem.

After finishing out of the top four in the Premier League last season, Arsenal need real reinforcements to become a genuine title contender while also looking to make an impression in the Europa League.

this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all