Unfortunately for him, as he is reported as saying by The Mirror, two of the three players that are most important to
our title challenge play in the same area of the pitch as he would do.
Not exact matches
Wanyama is a good addition when we need someone to replace Flamini, he can
play the role of what Mikel is doing at Chelsea We need our own Matic and Yaya Toure to
challenge for
titles, the minimum we need is Scheiderlein
Arsenal are currently in 5th place in the Premier League at the halfway stage, and although we are only 8 points behind the leaders, many Arsenal fans think we are simply not
playing well enough to
challenge for the
title — and in fact may have a battle just to finish in the Top Four.
With United thus far often having to resort to
playing strikers Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial in wide positions, Perisic could be the final piece in Mourinho's team looking to
challenge for the
title this year.
Wenger relented &
played him in the role he demanded but he performed poorly as a striker in so many games that affected our
title challenge badly..
Personally, i feel that the
title will still
play out to the wire, but we most definitely won't be
challenging for it.
It is not just the players missing either, as a long injury list forces the manager to
play the fit players until the fatigue factor starts to kick in and that has appeared to be an issue over the last week, so will Arsenal see yet another
title challenge falter because of the maddeningly ever present injury crisis?
With a player blessed with his speed and goal scoring abilities it is vital we
play to his strengths.We need to inject more pace and directness into our attacking
play otherwise Auba will struggle just as Lacazette.This stems from our «pass the ball to one another at all costs» possession football that has overtaken system we
played when we were
challenging most seasons for the Premiere League
Title 1998 - 2004.
One
plays at a Club «supposedly»
challenging for
title, One
plays for a club that has been fighting relegation for the last 4 seasons.
everyone with common sense knows that all the players will be
playing a big part in arsenal
challenging for
titles except may be our defenders & goalkeeper who will
play in all our important games otherwise we will see a lot of different combinations used in midfield & attack during the season depending on the opposition or if it, s a cl game to top the group or when it, s been decided already, a cup game or when we have to
play twice in a week, injuries, loss of form....
The Gunners weren't helped by some dodgy refereeing in the first half, but their performance throughout certainly wasn't
title challenging quality, and if they continue
playing like that they won't even get top four.
We have been linked with Lars Bender, Adrien Rabiot and Ilkay Gundogan who
play in central roles also, but why look elsewhere when you can have a proven Premier League star, who will have experience in
challenging for (if not winning) the
title.
OT: It looks like many of you on here believe that ST position is well equipped if walcott decide to stay and
play as ST... Well let me put it like this WALCOTT is not a striker (maybe striker under study) what he has is pace and finishing that's all... we need a well established ST and not only a hot prospect... I can't see us break the like of Chelsea, RM, Barca, and Bayern with Giroud / Walcott unless we get a proper striker, all round one with good finishing and positioning with fair pace and dribbling skills... EPL
title and CL
challenge need that... Get real and don't overrate our players
ozil can barely
play an entire game at Madrid he used to paly an avg of 63 mins (pl is more tough) mourinho used substitute him while some players can barely stay fit how can we
challenge for
title
As long as Wenger continues to
play his favouritism card and over-protect these players from the pressure that comes with
challenging for the
title, we will never be contenders like City and Chelsea that's the sad reality.
I also want us to really
challenge for the
title as well and injuries have
played a part in us failing... Then the Europa League, I want it....
After 2 wins againt week opposition Mr Wegner is telling me we can still
challenge for the
title because it is only 13 games
played and we creating something special..
a 17 year old and a guy who has
played 7 games for us is enough for a
title challenging team?
Arsenal may not have
played at our top level against Sunderland, well let's be honest and say we were nowhere near it, but we did get the three points that we needed to keep the Premier League
title challenge going strong.
So unless something can knock them off their stride soon, Arsenal's faint hopes of
challenging for the
title really will disappear, no matter how well we are
playing.
He is no where near good enough to
play for a top four side, and he isn't a player a squad would have when they wish to
challenge for the league
title.
And will he help Arsenal to a massive three points and
play a vital role in the
title challenge as the season builds to a grandstand finish?
if we get third in this group - we
play thursdays in outer mongolia then sat / sunday in pl... which basically means we will throw away our
title challenge
Another strong season from Rambo could
play a huge part in an Arsenal
title challenge so to see him score a very well taken goal in pre-season on Saturday was very encouraging for Gooners everywhere.
All I see is UPSIDE... we aren't just hanging on to a
title challenge by
playing our best... we are in for 3
titles while clearly not at our peak!
The Boss should holistically looked at Arsenal
title challenge this season and take a proactive measure to nulify any anti Arsenal
title challenge that could happen on the field of
play.
The quantity of players that could
play up front will not guarantee us the goals we need to launch a
challenge for the
title!
The team are in a moment where we are
playing really well in the EPL and look like real contenders, at the moment, to
challenge for the
title along with Man City and Man Utd.
maybe if we
play in only one major competition let's say EPL we could actually mount a serious
title challenge...
To sustain a
title challenge over a season, we should be
playing with a 3 -3-3-1 formation.
-- we don't
play the best football — we don't have the best attack — we don't have the best defense (bottom 5 actually)-- we are not a
title challenging side — we are not even top 4 side anymore — we don't have the best atmosphere at our stadium (if not the worst)-- we have the second highest paid manager IN THE WORLD — 8th highest wage bill in football IN THE WORLD — most expensive tickets in Europe
I can't see us
challenging for the
title if we continue to
play this poorly.
Yes our boys did us proud with the win and the way we came from behind twice but there is far to much football to be
played for us fans to start shouting that this is our season, after all it was a game against Leicester, not Man City or any of the other teams that will be
challenging for the
title this season.
The defeat is very good for us and Wenger to know that we are not good enough currently to
challenge for the
title, i have always said it we need to be more defensive, imagine non of the Chelsea's new signings
played and they are so solid, imagine Kante - Bakayoko, Imagine Hazard - Morata - Pedro / William.
The Istanbul giants would be able to offer Omeruo a shot at
playing at a
title -
challenging side with Champions League football if the deal goes ahead.
In a home game against Burnley, Arsenal are likely to need Giroud's presence as a target man to link up the
play and give us the extra danger of using the flanks and putting balls into the box if the central area is congested, so can Giroud make it six in a row against the Clarets and keep Arsenal's
title challenge alive?
Not to mention Leicester are
playing with NO pressure because no one expects them to
challenge for the
title let alone top 4, as a result they're able to
play like they have nothing to lose, which in turn allows them to beat practically anyone they face.
Additions to the Stamford Bridge
playing staff that could help Blues mount genuine Premier League
title challenge.
i am yet to be impressed with this ramsey wilshire combo they both take each others space and wilshire booms forward more but once he gets to the final third he doesn't no what to do and rushes and ramsey is a shadow of himself with wilshire their, ramsey tends to
play more conservative with wilshire there and worst is we have one of the best cams in the world but we shift him to the wing to accommodate wilshire if wenger continues to pick players like this you can say goodbye to any
title challenge.
So you are pretty much basing our
title challenge to two games we didn't
play great?
Lacazette has had a superb season in front of goal, looking like one of the best forward players in the game with 30 goals in 37 games in total, plus some all - round great
play to help his club mount a serious
challenge for the Ligue 1
title.
The England international has reiterated his desire to stay in North London, but the offer of a reduced contract may convince him that he isn't as important to the club, and may be tempted by the opportunity to
play for Juventus, and the potential to win
titles and
challenge for the Champions League also.
The short film begins with a montage of
play highlights, interspersed with
title cards like, «THE (insert opposing team here) HAVE ENTERED THE FORTRESS TO
CHALLENGE OUR KNIGHTS,» and, «THIS IS OUR CITY, THIS IS OUR HOME.»
Yep, it's what happens when you're one of the biggest clubs in the country and
challenging for the
title, every team will
play at 110 % to try and match our quality of football.
Arsenal still have almost a quarter of the current season still to
play and we still have a chance, if an unlikely one, of producing a late charge and
challenge to Chelsea for the Premier League
title.
The 24 year - old won back - to - back league
titles with Dynamo Zagreb previously,
playing a key role in each term, and could well relish the chance to return to a team worthy of
challenging for honours, a feat Inter have lost touch with in recent years.
As for calling spuds a fake
title challenging team, well they could have won it and certainly
played great football this season and were better than us in the league which hurts me to admit.
Not suggesting for a second we should've bought Sterling, simply stating that fans on here hold Gnabry in the same regard yet one
plays for City in a
title challenging 11 whilst the other is off the WBA...
They're good enough to
play for teams that
challenge for
titles.
Spurs are
playing their part in a truly remarkable Premier League season, and as Leicester City tightened their grip on top spot, so the Lilywhites took another step towards a likely
title challenge at the end of the season.