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Well, expected that to be a tough game but it was beyond what I expected

That first half was so comprehensive, fortunately Arsenal didn't have a proper Number 9 as it could have been 3 or 4 in the first half alone

Second half we started a bit better, a few dangerous moments but that mistake from Botman for the 3rd goal just killed it

Overall though, Arsenal were superb. They've recovered so well from the losses earlier in the season and are in really good form right now.

Fully expect Arsenal to win all their league games up until the Etihad, that's the real test and on current form I would predict Arsenal to win that. City haven't looked right for me lately whereas Arsenal have been ridiculously good.

When Arsenal play like they did tonight you can't help but admire what a really good job he's done. This team is on the verge of being really successful.
 
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Arsenal should be aiming to break the PL record for biggest ever won in PL in next game vs Sheff utd, they are one of the worst teams I've seen in PL history, so 10-0 victory should be aimed for Arsenal next monday
 
With City playing United, then Liverpool and Arsenal in March those are games they may drop points in, after that they will rattle through their remaining games. So each game week, the other 2 have to keep applying pressure
 
Geordie Ahmed said:
Well, expected that to be a tough game but it was beyond what I expected

That first half was so comprehensive, fortunately Arsenal didn't have a proper Number 9 as it could have been 3 or 4 in the first half alone

Second half we started a bit better, a few dangerous moments but that mistake from Botman for the 3rd goal just killed it

Overall though, Arsenal were superb. They've recovered so well from the losses earlier in the season and are in really good form right now.

Fully expect Arsenal to win all their league games up until the Etihad, that's the real test and on current form I would predict Arsenal to win that. City haven't looked right for me lately whereas Arsenal have been ridiculously good.

When Arsenal play like they did tonight you can't help but admire what a really good job he's done. This team is on the verge of being really successful.
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Man city is still a while away, Arsenal need to take it one game at a time, last season Arsenal dropped points before both man city games because of lack of focus.

Both Liverpool and City aren't looking amazing but are getting the job done, both have been there and done that. Both managers aren't scared to use their entire squad and trust them to do a job.

We saw a similar run from Arsenal last season, we went to anfield having won 7 in a row, should have been 4-0 up at HT and the wheels came off. So we will see if that changes this April.

City have drawn a lot of games at home, and when time comes for Arsenal they will have to show a ruthless streak to get anything from game.

For now the team should be looking at a cricket score vs sheff utd, a team who has conceded 5 goals in its last 3 home games.
 
So looks like i'll be going to the Sheff United game barring any last minute change of plan.

Any special messages for Zinchenko @Amjid Javed ? Please keep it PG
 
MK7Z said:
So looks like i'll be going to the Sheff United game barring any last minute change of plan.

Any special messages for Zinchenko @Amjid Javed ? Please keep it PG
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You should see a goalfeast, anything less than 7-0 should be seen as a disappointment
 
MK7Z said:
true that - its got 1-0 sheff utd written all over it ha!
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Newcastle hammered them 8-0, and they have conceded 5 goals in their last 3 home games. Its literally a Minnow bashing game. With Liverpool playing City soon, we just need to keep winning games.

Also after Brentford game, Arsenal have a huge PL fixture break before playing City, Chelsea game will now be rescheduled
 
This is what happens when you stop playing Zinchenko. A moment of shame for Zinchenko's sole cheerleader on this group.


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Chelsea could move for Arsenal's England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, 25, in the summer transfer window.
 
MenInG said:
Chelsea could move for Arsenal's England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, 25, in the summer transfer window.
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50 million nothing less!

Not sure he will be 1st choice though because Petrovic has actually been doing well for them and they have Sanchez as well for backup. Probably a none story but pretty confirmed he will be gone.
 
topspin said:
This is what happens when you stop playing Zinchenko. A moment of shame for Zinchenko's sole cheerleader on this group.


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Timber is back in full training so finally the need for him is slowly fading away. He can come on when people need a rest if the game is pretty much won, apart from that he has no use.

Hope he leaves, cant stand him as a person and hate that he is part of my club.
 
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MK7Z said:
Timber is back in full training so finally the need for him is slowly fading away. He can come on when people need a rest if the game is pretty much won, apart from that he has no use.

Hope he leaves, cant stand him as a person and hate that he is part of my club.
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Arsenal have 3 x LBs, who are all far superior to Zinchenko. It’s time for him to be cashed in when this season ends.
 
MK7Z said:
So looks like i'll be going to the Sheff United game barring any last minute change of plan.

Any special messages for Zinchenko @Amjid Javed ? Please keep it PG
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Partey will be back. Do you think he should start against Sheffield?
 
topspin said:
Partey will be back. Do you think he should start against Sheffield?
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I don't think he'll be needed. I reckon it will be either 45 mins planned sub if he starts or come on after 70 mins.

Partey Rice Odegaard midfield looks tasty on paper.

Jorg has been immense when he has been asked to come in. Proving me wrong tbh. He has been doing well.
 
topspin said:
Partey will be back. Do you think he should start against Sheffield?
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I don't think he will get much game time unless someone is injured, he would be ideal to play in the big away games we have left.

I'd have him back in starting 11, but it won't happen.
 
MK7Z said:
Timber is back in full training so finally the need for him is slowly fading away. He can come on when people need a rest if the game is pretty much won, apart from that he has no use.

Hope he leaves, cant stand him as a person and hate that he is part of my club.
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I don't think Timber will be rushed back, nor will Partey, with a 19 day break this month, we could have scenario of having pretty much a fully fit squad going into the Man city game. Then it's on the manager to show he won't have a melt down and manage squad badly like when top 4 race and title was bottled.

Every squad player will need to play their part till end of season.
 
MenInG said:
Chelsea could move for Arsenal's England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, 25, in the summer transfer window.
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Going to Chelsea in the mess they are in would be a very poor move, yeah he would be number 1, but he's better off looking to go to another club.

Bigger concern would be Arsenal probably getting some substandard number 2 keeper again if he does leave
 
Amjid Javed said:
Going to Chelsea in the mess they are in would be a very poor move, yeah he would be number 1, but he's better off looking to go to another club.

Bigger concern would be Arsenal probably getting some substandard number 2 keeper again if he does leave
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If I'm not mistaken, Ramsdale was acquired for £30m. If he is to be sold, what price tag do you think is realistic and how much do you think we'll fetch for him (under Edu)?
 
topspin said:
If I'm not mistaken, Ramsdale was acquired for £30m. If he is to be sold, what price tag do you think is realistic and how much do you think we'll fetch for him (under Edu)?
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With him being English player, your probably looking at 50M, he's a good keeper and other teams will be interested.

The bigger worry is a 2nd choice runnarson, matt Turner type keeper Arsenal are likely to get as a replacement
 
Arsenal are considering moves for Brazil winger Raphinha, 27, and 24-year-old Spain forward Ferran Torres, who both play for Barcelona.

Source : BBC Sports
 
The Bald Eagle said:
Arsenal are considering moves for Brazil winger Raphinha, 27, and 24-year-old Spain forward Ferran Torres, who both play for Barcelona.

Source : BBC Sports
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I saw that and apparently Arsenal have made Viktor Gyökeres their top target. He would be a good signing and the most realistic out of the centre forwards available in the summer.
 
Nketiah managed to get a hat trick against these PL whipping boys. So at least one of Arsenal's forwards should be looking to do the same tonight

Anything less than 7-0 is below par

I think Arsensl should aim for breaking PL record and win 10-0 tonight
 
For once I understand what it feels like when Barcelona and Bayern used to play us in the Wenger era
 
3-0 already. I said 7-0 should be minimum earlier.

Full ruthless streak needed, aim for 10-0
 
Austin Trusty, (the guy kronkes signed to fund transfers for their American soccer team,) looking worse then a Sunday league player for sheff utd
 
Rana said:
Sheffield United Fans going home 24 minutes into the game
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One of the worst teams to ever play in PL, I think only Derby and Sunderland have been as bad and even more pathetic than this
 
This is a ruthless performance

I remember Germany just took the foot off the gas purposely against Brazil in the World Cup semi final to just not humiliate them having them down 6-0 or something in the first half
 
They will get a red card very soon as well

They look seriously rattled
 
Rana said:
This is a ruthless performance

I remember Germany just took the foot off the gas purposely against Brazil in the World Cup semi final to just not humiliate them having them down 6-0 or something in the first half
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Yeah Germany could easily have scored 10 that day.
 
The team playing the best football in the league currently versus the worst team in the league, was always going to be a battering

Sheff Utd will probably end up conceding over 100 goals this season
 
Geordie Ahmed said:
The team playing the best football in the league currently versus the worst team in the league, was always going to be a battering

Sheff Utd will probably end up conceding over 100 goals this season
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You lot scored 8 against them, so Arsenal should be aiming for 10-0 and boost the GD.
 
n the 1993/94 season Swindon Town conceded 100 Premier League goals, the most by one team in a singular campaign.

Sheffield United have currently conceded 70 goals this season.
 
Arsenal are the second team to net at least five goals in three successive top flight away matches, after Burnley in September 1961 (6-2 at Birmingham City, 6-2 at Leicester City, 5-3 at Fulham

Only MIG and Saj are old enough to remember that 🤭😉
 
“Havertz is a donkey. Arteta the clueless fraud doesn’t know what he is doing” 🤡🤡🤡

Arsenal fans with zero ball knowledge getting exposed every week.
 
Against us a stat was shared that Arsenal had scored 2 goals in 7 successive halves of football, which is a Premier League record

They extended that to 8th today but surprisingly looks like they won't make it to a 9th
 
Perfect first half performance and one shouldn't complain after winning 6-0, however I'm actually gutted that we've missed out on the record for the biggest win in the PL.

I’ve watched football for 24 years but this is the first time, like @Amjid Javed , where I've ever desired for Arsenal to win by a certain margin (in an one off game) because I knew we had a chance of scoring at least 10, when you consider how bad Sheffield United are and the fact that they conceded 5 goals in each of their last 3 home games.

You could say it’s more of a sentimental thing but imagine if we had won 10-0. That would’ve been some message to send to the likes of City, Liverpool, Real Madrid and etc.

When we were 5-0 up at HT, 10-0 was on the cards and we should’ve pursued it. I’ve never watched Arsenal score 10 and it would’ve been a lifelong memory to cherish for many years to come.
 
topspin said:
Perfect first half performance and one shouldn't complain after winning 6-0, however I'm actually gutted that we've missed out on the record for the biggest win in the PL.

I’ve watched football for 24 years but this is the first time, like @Amjid Javed , where I've ever desired for Arsenal to win by a certain margin (in an one off game) because I knew we had a chance of scoring at least 10, when you consider how bad Sheffield United are and the fact that they conceded 5 goals in each of their last 3 home games.

You could say it’s more of a sentimental thing but imagine if we had won 10-0. That would’ve been some message to send to the likes of City, Liverpool, Real Madrid and etc.

When we were 5-0 up at HT, 10-0 was on the cards and we should’ve pursued it. I’ve never watched Arsenal score 10 and it would’ve been a lifelong memory to cherish for many years to come.
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It's a fickle game followed by fickle fans.

6 nil.

Job Done!

Now on to Brentford
 
Just got home from the game . Did what was expected. Chilled out in 2nd half.

I knew sheffield united were bad but honestly I didn't think they were this bad. I'm not joking when I say the warm up games pre match were more intense like the Rondo.

Partey seriously need minutes. He looked very sluggish but guess he needs minutes.
This was literally a training game.

Arsenal fans with a great chant. Stadiums are emptying everywhere we go
 
On a serious note, you don’t have to look beyond Arsenal’s defending to understand how good Arteta is.

This is the most defensively assured Arsenal team of the last 20 years.

Arteta is an absolute genius. The team that he took over in 2019 was a million miles away from this team, and the fact that is his first job is absolutely crazy.

Those who doubted him, or still doubt him, are either Arsenal haters who cannot digest the fact that he has transformed Arsenal into a heavyweight side or know absolutely nothing about football.

Whether Arsenal win the league this season or not, Arteta has proved more than enough that he is the right man for the job and should be backed to take Arsenal to the next step.

He is building a monstrous side.
 
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Oh dear Sheffield United. They could be one of the worst PL sides or possibly the worst since Derby County in 2008. Conceding 5+ goals in 4 home fixtures this season already is frighteningly bad.

As for Arsenal, wow. Their games at the moment are like watching a world class senior side against an U15 team of schoolboys. It looks like a three way title race this season is very much on.
 
Man city play Liverpool and then Arsenal next. Both Liverpool and Arsenal need to beat City if they want to give themselves a chance here.
 
aboveandbeyond said:
Away to City, utd, Spursy, will decide Arsenals fate , not relegated Sheff utd Lol
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You didn’t think they had it in them to go on this insane run and the results of those matches will not go as per the expectations either.

Arsenal haters and Arteta critics have been rattled since the win over Liverpool.
 
@topspin

Havertz, the worst signing of the summer has as many goal contributions as Maddison, the best signing of the summer and someone Arsenal should have signed instead of Odegaard.

:ROFLMAO:
 
Arsenal are scoring goals for fun these days. They are looking mega dangerous and so fluent going forward. Man City away from home will be the acid test for them. They should be happy with a draw then hope someone drops points when City visit Anfield.
 
The Bald Eagle said:
They not City will be under more pressure here.
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City play Liverpool, Arsenal and villa in next few games, after that other than spurs away, they have games they should win easily.

So it's down to other 2 teams to try and get a lead now. If City get through this tough run of games they will win it.

As underwhelming as City have been in big games this season they are still 2nd in league
 
One thing I noticed during the game is Big Gabi. He does not hold back when having a go at his team mates. Even at 5-0 he was letting them know if they were not giving him an option. He is having a great Season.

I think Jesus has forgot the offside rule while he has been injured. Safe to say Eddie's days are numbered if he is not coming on when the team is 5-0 up.

Another game without the Zionist and another goal feast.

I have rightly criticized Havertz during the season but he is now outputting what you would expect for that fee and wages.

I stand by what I said that his signing would have a massive effect on Arteta and where we finish. So no surprise that he is playing well and we no longer look like we are playing with 10 men.
 
MK7Z said:
One thing I noticed during the game is Big Gabi. He does not hold back when having a go at his team mates. Even at 5-0 he was letting them know if they were not giving him an option. He is having a great Season.

I think Jesus has forgot the offside rule while he has been injured. Safe to say Eddie's days are numbered if he is not coming on when the team is 5-0 up.

Another game without the Zionist and another goal feast.

I have rightly criticized Havertz during the season but he is now outputting what you would expect for that fee and wages.

I stand by what I said that his signing would have a massive effect on Arteta and where we finish. So no surprise that he is playing well and we no longer look like we are playing with 10 men.
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Good comments until you had to spoil it with the last part.

Havertz in last few weeks has been decent at best, the Newcastle game (1st half) was probably 1st time he's had a sustained decent half of football.

The guy is the club's 3rd highest signing and also on nearly 300k a week, his goal and assists output pretty similar to what it was at Chelsea, he's not moved the team needle here. This was supposedly an upgrade on xhaka, which essentially it hasn't been. The guys been carried essentially for vast majority of the season, getting up to a basic quality level standard to rest of team is not a success.

Declan Rice on other hand has massively improved the current team and he's the reason the midfield looks solid and has gone up a level.

In a similar way saliba has same impact when he came into the team.
 
MK7Z said:
One thing I noticed during the game is Big Gabi. He does not hold back when having a go at his team mates. Even at 5-0 he was letting them know if they were not giving him an option. He is having a great Season.

I think Jesus has forgot the offside rule while he has been injured. Safe to say Eddie's days are numbered if he is not coming on when the team is 5-0 up.

Another game without the Zionist and another goal feast.

I have rightly criticized Havertz during the season but he is now outputting what you would expect for that fee and wages.

I stand by what I said that his signing would have a massive effect on Arteta and where we finish. So no surprise that he is playing well and we no longer look like we are playing with 10 men.
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Gabriel has been the biggest improvement this season. He was always a very solid defender but he was also prone to some brainless moments.

Last season, at least in the first half, he was responsible for almost all the goals Arsenal conceded in the big games.

This season, apart from the brain-freeze moment vs Barcelona in pre-season, he hasn’t put a foot wrong and although Saliba runs away with all the plaudits, Gabriel has outperformed.

Yet another example of Arteta’s brilliance as a manager.
 
From getting tagged left, right and center every week and being called a clown and what not, the same poster now has me on the “ignore list” after been proved wrong and after realizing that I was right all this time and he was wrong.

When you get owned, you should have the courage to accept defeat like a man and move on. Nonetheless, it was an important lesson in football and thanks for exposing your lack of knowledge of football to everyone on this forum for a very long time.
 
Mamoon said:
You didn’t think they had it in them to go on this insane run and the results of those matches will not go as per the expectations either.

Arsenal haters and Arteta critics have been rattled since the win over Liverpool.
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I've been consistent with my posts. It's you that's flip flopping. I said a while back there was no need for over reactions when almost a third of the season was remaining, whilst you and your armchair were uncontrollable!

The next month will inevitably decide Arsenals fate.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Good comments until you had to spoil it with the last part.

Havertz in last few weeks has been decent at best, the Newcastle game (1st half) was probably 1st time he's had a sustained decent half of football.

The guy is the club's 3rd highest signing and also on nearly 300k a week, his goal and assists output pretty similar to what it was at Chelsea, he's not moved the team needle here. This was supposedly an upgrade on xhaka, which essentially it hasn't been. The guys been carried essentially for vast majority of the season, getting up to a basic quality level standard to rest of team is not a success.

Declan Rice on other hand has massively improved the current team and he's the reason the midfield looks solid and has gone up a level.

In a similar way saliba has same impact when he came into the team.
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The last part wasn't a compliment to Havertz saying he was the reason we have improved. It was more making the point he was the reason we were at a lower level earlier in the season.

Now that he is playing better he is not as much a pointless passenger he was previously.
 
MK7Z said:
The last part wasn't a compliment to Havertz saying he was the reason we have improved. It was more making the point he was the reason we were at a lower level earlier in the season.

Now that he is playing better he is not as much a pointless passenger he was previously.
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Whilst he's been underwhelming earlier on In the season, I don't the lower team level was down to just him, the team earlier in season were simply not clinical enough in games (collectively) and a lot of players where not playing to same levels as large parts of last season. Also defensively earlier on in season their was to much sloppiness as well.

Since dubai, the set pieces has massively improved, as well as players actually shooting on site (rather then trying to walk ball into the net).

The winter break came at right time for Arsenal, also the in game management and team selections for each game has improved. That will need to contine so that ususl end of season collapse doesn't happen.
 
aboveandbeyond said:
I've been consistent with my posts. It's you that's flip flopping. I said a while back there was no need for over reactions when almost a third of the season was remaining, whilst you and your armchair were uncontrollable!

The next month will inevitably decide Arsenals fate.
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I have been saying it since 2019 that Arteta is brilliant and the right man for the job. What flip flopping are you referring to?

People have been doubting him since day one even though all the evidence clearly drives home the point that he is a fantastic manager who deserves the backing that he has received and has shown that he is the right man for the job.

He has badly exposed people because they don’t have the courage to listen to the truth.
 
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Mamoon said:
I have been saying it since 2019 that Arteta is brilliant and the right man for the job. What flip flopping are you referring to?

People have been doubting him since day one even though all the evidence clearly drives home the point that he is a fantastic manager who deserves the backing that he has received and has shown that he is the right man for the job.

He has badly exposed people because they don’t have the courage to listen to the truth.
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To be a fantastic manager , he has to be winning major titles, so far he's in the decent category.

How ever, if he wins the title or champions league, my perception of him will change, but I doubt his ability to be elite.
 
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aboveandbeyond said:
To be a fantastic manager , he has to be winning major titles, so far he's in the decent category.

How ever, if he wins the title or champions league, my perception of him will change, but I doubt his ability to be elite.
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See this is where you and others like you are spectacularly wrong and expose the fact that you lack context

Allow me to explain. I’m confident it will go over your head but I can at least try.

You need to understand that you cannot go from point A (where Arsenal were in Dec 2019) to point B (Arsenal winning the league) directly because Arsenal were in extremely bad shape when he took over.

It was a team that played average football, produced average results, had lazy players on fat contracts and the overall culture of the club & the connection with the fan base was very toxic.

Amidst all of this, it was not surprising that Arsenal were a team struggling to finish in the top 6 and whoever was going to replace Emery was going to have to do a monumental task to lift the team.

Fast forward to 2024 and Arsenal are a million miles away from where they were when Arteta took over. The team has come leaps & bounds in each and every aspect: football on the pitch, results, the players, the culture & atmosphere.

Piece by piece, window by window, Arteta has rebuild the club and put Arsenal in a position where the fans are now dreaming of winning the league again and anything less than a title win will be viewed as disappointing.

Arteta is the reason why the expectations have surged. He has made Arsenal fans dream again.

Let’s not forget that Arsenal’s standards had deteriorated so much that the club celebrated finishing fourth like winning a trophy and the club completely forget what it takes to build a high performance culture and challenge for the title.

The hunger and the ambition had completely vanished. For the first time in 20 years, Arsenal has managed to fight for the title in back to back seasons.

You don’t have to look beyond the fact that the level of defending that you are seeing from Arsenal these days is a level that even the Invincibles could not reach. Even they were more open than this Arsenal team.

This is the most defensively solid Arsenal team since the days of Seaman, Adams, Keown, Winterburn and Dixon.

When was the last time Arsenal dominated the defensive stats in the league?

People severely understimate the level of challenge that Arteta had when he took over and what he was competing against with a dysfunctional team that required a complete surgery.

He was up against Pep’s City and Klopp’s Liverpool at the peak of their powers. He was up again Chelsea and United who were not in the best of shapes but had a lot more financial muscle and a Spurs team that had the UCL final the previous season and had several players that would have walked into the Arsenal team.

Arteta did a job that a lot of managers, including big name, experienced managers, would have failed to do and it his first crack at coaching. That alone sums up his brilliance and how high his ceiling is.

Yes he has spent big money but in this era, you can’t build a strong side without spending big money.

However, as Arsenal manager, he has spent less money than City has in this period and they already had a champion team when took over as Arsenal manager. He has also spent less money than Chelsea and United and look where they are now.

Arteta is the only reason Arsenal is ahead of United and Chelsea. They have 5 different managers collectively in this period, spent more than him and they are not better off now.

Winning the title is the end goal, I agree. Eventually, he has to win the league for Arsenal but there is absolutely no reason to doubt him if he will get Arsenal over the line or not based on the work that he has done at this point.

If he took Arsenal from where they were to where they are now, he will also take them from where they are now to eventual league champions.

It is impossible to not be super impressed with his work so far and you doubt if he is elite, but you also doubted if he would take Arsenal to where they are today.

If I had asked you two years ago if you foresee Arsenal fighting for the title under Arteta, you would have said no. People like you thought fighting for a top four was his ceiling and Arsenal was never going to compete for the title under him.

The funny thing is Arteta has already proved people like you wrong because he has already done better that what you expected him to do, but since you don’t want to admit that you were wrong and you underestimated him, you have shifted the goalposts and redefined the parameters.

I can guarantee that when he wins the league, whether it is this season or the next or whenever, people won’t accept that they were wrong about him. They will then redefine the parameters again and claim that he needs to win multiple times to prove that he is elite.

Arteta is a top manager and his critics and haters have been egged in the face and they don’t have the courage to admit that they were wrong. Beautiful. :klopp
 
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