Fresh from the 2 - 0 Premier League victory over Chelsea at Old Trafford, United will be confident after beating the champions elect, a match which could be the start of Antonio Conte's teams collapse with Tottenham Hotspur
now challenging for the league title, just four points behind Chelsea.
Not exact matches
On the contrary, Cech's arrival has seen a growing belief among the players and the fans alike that Arsenal can
now mount a serious
challenge for the Premier
League title.
With a couple more additions we really could have a very strong squad capable of
challenging for the
league title, especially
now as Arsene has confirmed Alexis is staying & Ozil has basically said he is staying put himself.
Arsenal have
now started the short run of pre-season games in preparation
for the tough start to a crucial Premier
League season in which the pressure on Arsene Wenger and the players to mount a serious
title challenge is greater than ever after blowing what appeared to be a golden chance last time around and with the gap since our last successful campaign
now more than 12 years.
It's been too long without a
league and with our main top players refusing to extend their contracts
for now (Sanchez and Ozil), we need to at least
challenge for the
title till the end.
We always lose the
league during the transfer window: we are
now in a good position to
challenge for the
league title next season if we make 3 quality additions; but strangely wenger and the board always find a way of stalling our progress by dithering during the window
I think the team right
now is in tip - top condition to
challenge Man City and Chelsea
for the
league title.
With the amount of long term injuries we have right
now (and don't even try to persuade me that Danny Welbeck or Jack Wilshere or whoever will be back in the next few weeks), and how close we are to actually
challenging for the Premier
League title, I was imagining a big money arrival to give the players and fans a boost ahead of crucial month ahead.
One of the biggest concerns
for everyone connected with Arsenal right
now is the possibility that our injury problems will have the same effect on our Premier
League title challenge as they did when we were last in this position.
of course the games against stoke, leicester etc would have gone a long way to seeing us
challenge for the
title last season but
for a long time
now we've been labelled flat track bullies i.e we are generally very good at beating opponents outside the top six but our record against man utd and chelsea maybe even city quite recently has not reflected a team on the same level as those going
for the premier
league title.
The team is strong enough
now to be able to
challenge for the
title but to actually win it and do well in Champions
League, we need a world class goal scorer (either a winger or a striker depending on the plan
for Walcott).
But
for the last few years
now it's been «we're ready
for a
title challenge» «we want to win the
league» «If I find the right players we will do something in the market» All good hearing this, but when is all this talk going to take action?
The boss thinks that things will improve from
now on and although that may not be enough to really
challenge for the Premier
League title, he is determined to do his best and be ready if the teams above us do slip up.
In truth, Barca also look a better bet than United right
now in terms of
challenging for league titles and the Champions League, so there seems plenty of reason for Gooners to be optimistic he won't end up at their r
league titles and the Champions
League, so there seems plenty of reason for Gooners to be optimistic he won't end up at their r
League, so there seems plenty of reason
for Gooners to be optimistic he won't end up at their rivals.
In turn, it
now comes down to what Lukaku prefers as he could either go back to Stamford Bridge where he feels he has unfinished business, or seal a reunion with Mourinho and ply his trade
for United as they look to push on this coming season and
challenge for the
league title and Champions L
league title and Champions
LeagueLeague.
While Arsenal fans can console themselves with the fact that the season has just begun and there is plenty of time to bounce back and mount a
challenge for the Premier
League title, just as Chelsea did last season after a poor start that culminated in us beating them 3 - 0 at the end of September, it is hard to muster up much optimism about the Gunners right
now.
Spurs are flying high in second in the Premier
League, two points adrift of leaders Leicester City after Sunday's win at Manchester City, but Mauricio Pochettino
now has the difficult task of juggling his squad
for two different cup competitions, and their
title challenge.
Do we
now feel that our team can push on and
challenge the clubs
for the Premier
League title?
Van Gaal could
now raid his Premier
League rivals
for these three big names to continue building his squad up
for a potential
title challenge...
Now i am hoping we
challenge for the
title, win a cup, and go further in the champions
league that we did last year.
Monreal clearly feels that there is a great team spirit and sense of togetherness in the Arsenal dressing room, with no little cliques of certain players, and he believes that this has been very beneficial and even essential to the way the Gunners have performed over the last few seasons, ending the long wait
for a trophy and
now getting into a great position to
challenge for the big prize of the Premier
League title.
Not only did Arsenal win this match to put the Gunners back above last week's tormentors Watford into fifth place and only outside the top four on goal difference, it was done in an emphatic style, but does that mean that Arsenal are
now properly back on track and ready to mount a
challenge for the Premier
League title?
Now Mourinho has settled, United fans will expect their side to
challenge for the
league title next season and make the knock - out stages of the Champions L
league title next season and make the knock - out stages of the Champions
LeagueLeague.
Despite another bittersweet Premier
League campaign that saw the Gunners mount a brief
challenge for the
title before fading into the chasing pack, Wenger has kept his job and must
now look towards the future.
Now United need to further strengthen their squad if they are to seriously
challenge for the Premier
League title and go far in Europe's elite competition.
However City could care less
for Everton's survival cause right
now, they're only interested in their relentless pursuit of Champions
League football but, what with their position in the table so healthy and prominent, a
title challenge now looks a realistic proposition.
A couple of big - money signings have been seen at the San Siro, but it is
now closer towards strengthening the team significantly so as to regularly qualify
for the Champions
League and also possibly
challenge for the
title.
Courtois, who won the Premier
League title under the Portuguese in the 2014 - 15 season, said Chelsea are
now better prepared
for the
challenge as they hope to finish the season with a piece of silverware...