Just two Premier
League points came from the month and the injury list has now doubled to 10 players, so it is understandable that there is a fair bit of doom and gloom around north London.
Not exact matches
As Blogging the Boys
points out, the Packers are 0 - 5 against teams ranked in the
league's top half when it
comes to
points per game.
It
comes just a fortnight after they were defeated by Manchester City, while their overall form hasn't been good enough and that's reflected in the fact that they sit in sixth place in the Premier
League table, a
point adrift of the top four and 12
points behind leaders City.
I quite agree sell all the deadwoods but which player in his right mind would want to
come to arsenal at the moment, remember people man u was in the same situation under moyes but we're able to attract better player's even when not playing champions
league, the selling
point from arsenal
point of view is to tell players which they are trying to get what the plan is of getting back to top flight football by going for the Europa
league over the FA cup and finishing in the top six otherwise if they go for wishy - washy arsene wenger stupid attitude of we've got quality all the squad we are competing for everything then I'm afraid We will end up with nothing
Like say we really gave the
league a good go of it, but narrowly missed out by one or two
points, it would mean we
came close to the double, but at least we have something to show for it.
My only fear is that the first match after national duty is alway difficult for Arsenal to win but what is involve in this game will make Arsenal players to work hard to destroy Old traford and
come with the required three
point that will put us in competing for the
league
Not only do Arsenal have to claim all three
points from our next Premier
League game, and all of the ones
coming up at least until we travel to face the current pace setters Chelsea at the start of February, but the Gunners will be expected to sweep past the EPL strugglers Swansea City without too much trouble.
Both teams are unbeaten in the
League this season, and I for one wouldn't complain if we
came away with a
point.
We have all but ruled ourselves out of the title race following our dismal display at Stamford Bridge this weekend which allowed our rivals to move to 12
points clear of us, and we (for now) have to concentrate on building our own form to assure ourselves of Champions
League football, and should the Blues begin to drop
points, we must be within touching distance of them when push
comes to shove.
Not sure how this proves your
point, all these world class players
came to the PL because it's the hardest
league in the world but they
came AFTER they had developed in easier
leagues with plenty of game time.
Unfortunately the only people that can remove him is the ones that put him in charge of arsenal and the only way the board will move against wenger is when he does not meet their expectations, have you heard any one of the board members
come out and say fourth is not acceptable, for several years he has guarantee the board money from the champions
league, they also have several agreements or contract signed with major companies, all that
points to money
coming back to the board.
If we still truly have our eyes on the
League then we should get a win at Bournemouth to close the gap at the top given the result of Liverpool yesterday and no one knows what is still to
come at Chelsea - Spud, we just have to keep winning games and i am sure teams around us will drop
points... COYG
As I
pointed out at the beginning of the transfer window, it would be worth backing Arsenal at 11/2 to win the
League, because when Petr Cech and other marquee signings
came in the price would be dropping steadily.
The Swans
came into the match with a sturdy defensive record away from the Liberty Stadium in the Premier
League, and it looked like they may be able to utilise that into a win at half - time, but our boys were not going to give up any
points without a fight.
Arsenal have had lots of talented youngsters
coming through the Hale End Academy, and the whole
point of staying with us is because Arsene wenger had a big reputation for blooding youngsters in the first team, usually via playing in the
League Cup.
Arsenal's never - ending injury woes left Arsene Wenger feeling nervous ahead of the visit of Sunderland yesterday, but his rag - tag collection of understudies
came good and finally
came away with the three
points to leave us second in the Premier
League.
Their first Loss of the Season is a much easier to pill to swallow since it
came in Volleyball where they were still able to pick up 6
points and actually build their lead on some of the Teams in the
League.
Central Catholic is in a tougher
league, so wins over Manteca and Oakdale would likely be enough to push them close enough to St. Mary's so that the head - to - head
came into play — and at that
point, they would move past the Rams.
This season, they finished third in the extremely competitive West Catholic Athletic
League, then
came up a two -
point conversion short in a 31 - 30 loss in the Central Coast Section Open Division II championship game to Serra - San Mateo, which also won a state bowl title in Sacramento.
You know what you are going to get from these guys each and every week — gritty defense, hustle plays all over the place, 25 +
points from Jabarri «maybe the best scorer in the
League» Reynolds and 15 - 20
points from Evan «one of the best 2nd options in the
League» Zahniser... The difference between Ws and Ls for these guys usually
come down to a few missed / made jump shots between them and their opponents.
They also
come in at first in the
league in running the ball, so Marshawn Lynch should be a focal
point for Seattle.
There is no love nest when it's
comes to 3 Premier
League points at stake.
The German has
come up with a couple of
league goals too, although none of those goals have directly resulted in earning
points for his team.
Opta powered fantasy football game www.oulala.com have collated the data and the Gunners
come out on top in all eight of the major criteria despite only leading the Reds by five
points in the Premier
League table.
It will
come as a bitter blow for City if they
come away from Anfield empty - handed, as they have slipped 10
points behind
league leaders Leicester City although they hold a game in hand over the Foxes.
However, to reinforce the
point above about how he's
come into form recently to lead Madrid's charge with the Champions
League still an objective, the statistics below just show how he has been able to turn it around and deliver for Los Blancos when they needed him.
«The number of
leagues that are covered, the number of players that are covered, it really gives us a lot of information that can be slightly trickier to
come by, and works as a nice starting
point», Smith said.
Los Merengues need to step things up in a big way soon, or their form will continue to deteriorate to the
point where they'll have to fight just to make the Champions
League next season — and with just a one -
point cushion on fifth place
coming into this match, their fight for that relevance may be
coming sooner rather than later.
Reports
coming from Colombia
point that the national goalkeeper David Ospina may still stay in the Premier
League for the new season.
Blackburn are one place and one
point ahead of their opponents, who are bottom of the Premier
League table, and Kean insists he is handling the pressure that
comes with a relegation fight.
Which would you rather be doing, I'd much rather celebrate Arsenal winning the
league instead of
coming up with overused excuses, and
pointing at lesser clubs and saying «it could be worse».
Both teams will know that three
points here will go a very long way to assuring a playoff spot
come the end of the season, and a chance to have a crack at getting Premier
League football the hard way.
For three straight weeks Arsenal have had a chance to take a top - two position on the Premier
League table, and out of the nine
points available to them — which would have given them a commanding leading — they
came away with just two.
I mean, we all heard this offseason about the changes to the extra
point play that were
coming and that the
league would use that to incentivize teams to go for two more often.
I think he will prove his doubters wrong, and I think he has not had the credit he deserves, but I also see their
point, as the German has at times been a bit too easily out - muscled by opposing Premier
League players since
coming to north London.
His goals have helped fire the German side to second in the Bundesliga, eight
points off
league leaders Bayern Munich, and as such he is likely to
come at a price to any potential suitors.
Most of us fan's saw this
coming, even when we were top and joint top of the
league, So I would like to see the Wenger fanboys comments, Since they were
pointing at that!
People also forget we also
came close to the EPL tile 2007 - 08 4
points off the top, reached the CL final in 2006 and should have won the
League cup in 2011.
While some Arsenal fans as well as the generally not as sympathetic folk who make up the football media will call any attempt to
come up with a reason for Arsenal falling to nine
points off the Premier
League leaders Chelsea just looking for an excuse, I think we have to look at the latest season full of injury problems and accept that this will have a negative effect on the Gunners or any side for that matter.
What we have learnt from the
league is that it is very tight, that everybody can drop
points, and the teams — and the fans — who can show togetherness and solidarity until the end, might
come out of it in a positive way.
Dyke
pointed out that in the past four years, 23 successful applications had
come from the Football
League, though since 792 players start each weekend across the Championship,
League One and
League Two, that doesn't seem a hugely significant number.
They do make some good
points and it will not take too much for the questions to
come flying in again, but for now the manager appears to have a bit of leeway, even with the team still sitting outside the top four of the Premier
League.
Point to note, we are hosting Bayern Munich this Tuesday in a life and death Champions
League clash but we were very sluggish with Watford away, though eventually we blew then away 3 to nil... but the goals took time to
come and with Bayern such eventualities will possibly be punishable.
The 2016 - 17 Premier
League title race is on a knife edge, but everything
points to Arsenal firmly being involved in the hunt for major silverware
come May.
Despite a tough campaign, in which his club have endured heavy criticism and calls for the manager to leave, before earning a second - placed finish in the
league on the final day of the season, Ozil has been a strong positive
point amongst fans, whereas a number of his team - mates have
come under fire.
Tottenham face an in form West Brom who have won both of their
league games since they
came within minutes and a Giroud header from holding us to a
point.
So my
point is like I always say Arsenal can never
come close to winning d
league with Wenger in charge.
Arsenal were so close to joining the list of Premier
League big boys to
come a cropper this weekend, after Liverpool lost and Man United, Tottenham and Man City only managed a
point.
It therefore
comes as little surprise that one of the game's biggest talking
points will be Harry Kane, a 21 - year - old centre forward who before this season had only played in 14 Premier
League matches, scoring just three goals.
The Gunners also
come into the match on the back of six straight wins in all competitions, and their confidence will also have been boosted by the fact they joined Manchester City on
points at the top of the Premier
League table this weekend.