Premier League 2023/24: Our Race Is Run

[Synical]

Next season is definitely Peps last.

I want nothing more than to give him a limp **** send off like Klopp this season.

Do you have any more cat photos? Need cheering up

 

[Hleb's Sirush]

Have absolutely no doubt if we came second with 112 points and City won with a 100% win season of 114 points, social media would still be flooded with “Arsenal bottled it” comments

Good thing this scenario can never happen.

 

[Hleb's Sirush]

Of course the real villain is Unai. Threw the away game at CIty and then screwed their European trophy chances because he was more worried about beating us. If Sp**s hadn't imploded they would have lost top 4 too. We literally were their cup final.

It was just criminal how we lost to Villa at home. One of the worst away teams in the league. The only half decent side they beat on the road was Sp**s who had half their team out.

It shouldn't have mattered what Unai did. They only had 2 days rest as they played in Europe, were beset with injuries, had their best midfielder suspended (Douglas Luiz). Unai still rested their 2nd best attacker (Bailey) and we still deservedly lost.

I will put it down to one of those games were we just inexplicably forgot how to play football. It just doesn't make sense how we could lose to that Villa side at home. The form they were in plus how terrible they are away from home we should have spanked them.

 

[Synical]

It was just criminal how we lost to Villa at home. One of the worst away teams in the league. The only half decent side they beat on the road was Sp**s who had half their team out.

It shouldn't have mattered what Unai did. They only had 2 days rest as they played in Europe, were beset with injuries, had their best midfielder suspended (Douglas Luiz). Unai still rested their 2nd best attacker (Bailey) and we still deservedly lost.

I will put it down to one of those games were we just inexplicably forgot how to play football. It just doesn't make sense how we could lose to that Villa side at home. The form they were in plus how terrible they are away from home we should have spanked them.

This is true. But I also think that if we had won and were leading we might have lost/drawn some of the subsequent games.

Maybe we weren't ready. I really think we will do it next season

 

[BergMan]

Next season is definitely Peps last.

I want nothing more than to give him a limp **** send off like Klopp this season.

I want Pep to stay.
If we go on a run of dominance in England after Pep and Klopp leaves it won’t have the same satisfaction. It would be too easy.

 

[Synical]

I want Pep to stay.
If we go on a run of dominance in England after Pep and Klopp leaves it won’t have the same satisfaction. It would be too easy.

I get what you're saying, but at the same time we're competing with a ridiculously doped entity. Yes, it would be a great flex, but it's like a student wanting to compete against a grammar school student taking amphetamines.

Out of interest, which is your favourite team? Arsenal or Xhaka's team?

 

[BergMan]

I get what you're saying, but at the same time we're competing with a ridiculously doped entity. Yes, it would be a great flex, but it's like a student wanting to compete against a grammar school student taking amphetamines.

Out of interest, which is your favourite team? Arsenal or Xhaka's team?

I feel like the premier league would drop considerably in quality once Pep leaves. It will feel like dominating in a lesser league. It’s dropping in quality already now that Klopp is gone. Liverpool won’t be remotely competitive next season or any time soon.

Good question. Hard to answer. I’ve been an Arsenal fan for 15 years, a Bayer Leverkusen fan for only one year. But to be honest I’ve felt more joy watching Bayer Leverkusen than Arsenal this season.

 

[Synical]

I feel like the premier league would drop considerably in quality once Pep leaves. It will feel like dominating in a lesser league. It’s dropping in quality already now that Klopp is gone. Liverpool won’t be remotely competitive next season or any time soon.

Good question. Hard to answer. I’ve been an Arsenal fan for 15 years, a Bayer Leverkusen fan for only one year. But to be honest I’ve felt more joy watching Bayer Leverkusen than Arsenal this season.

Well OBVIOUSLY! You went unbeaten and won the league!!!

 

[Synical]

I feel like the premier league would drop considerably in quality once Pep leaves. It will feel like dominating in a lesser league. It’s dropping in quality already now that Klopp is gone. Liverpool won’t be remotely competitive next season or any time soon.

Good question. Hard to answer. I’ve been an Arsenal fan for 15 years, a Bayer Leverkusen fan for only one year. But to be honest I’ve felt more joy watching Bayer Leverkusen than Arsenal this season.

Of course the standard will drop once the cheaters leave. Come on!!!

 

[Riou]

Imagine enjoying a team winning a league, more than a team not winning a league.

Freak!

 

[BergMan]

Imagine enjoying a team winning a league, more than a team not winning a league.

Freak!

Ok that’s not what I meant lol

I’ve been more excited watching Leverkusen play than Arsenal. All season.

 

[Riou]

Ok that’s not what I meant lol

I’ve been more excited watching Leverkusen play than Arsenal. All season.

That's fair.

Haven't watched much of Leverkusen, but what I have seen they looked very good.

While us (especially in comparison to last season) were very meh in the first half of the season, as our midfield was a pure mess really...got much better 2nd half of the year at least.

 

[freeglennhelder2]

Good thing this scenario can never happen.

Tbh was just pointing out there is no second place points total that exists that protects us from the “bottled it” ridicule.Even over 100 pts wouldn’t matter.

 

[sdotzdot]

Do you have any more cat photos? Need cheering up

Of course, I am the plug for adorable cat pictures.

I am as bad with tech as my 77 year old dad, so no idea how to actually put them into the post, so see attachments.

Who needs the league title when you have this right?!

 

[Riou]

Praying we get an "easy" set of fixtures to start the season with, need to really hit the ground running and rack up a lot of wins and goals...put the pressure right no City from early on and show next season is OUR season!

 

[Synical]

Of course, I am the plug for adorable cat pictures.

I am as bad with tech as my 77 year old dad, so no idea how to actually put them into the post, so see attachments.

Who needs the league title when you have this right?!

Awww, so cute!
Who's the chubby squirrel?

 

[sdotzdot]

Awww, so cute!
Who's the chubby squirrel?

Oops, accidentally included a selfie!

 

[mpower2540]

Ultimately, this is on us.

Dropping points to Sp**s, west ham, fulham & villa at home is diabolical. Our putrid home form cost us & THAT is why we don't deserve the title.

If we are intent on winning the title, the Emirates needs to become what Highbury was, a ground with an intimidating aura all its own that no visiting team can hope to stand against!!

Villa away annoyed me more than Villa home tbh. We rotated for the home game in anticipation for the Bayern 2nd leg and the 1st half we were really good, 2nd half Villa were excellent.

Villa away we just kept pratting about when there was so much space in behind their high line. Liverpool away, Chelsea away, Villa away are three games I thought we left points on the table due to our own lack of thrust imo.

 

[Gooner Zig]

I have seen a few people saying that we need to do better at home next season but we actually matched City at home with 47 points. Our record was 15-2-2 wile City's record was 14-5-0

Away from how they got 44 points (14-2-3) while we only managed 42 (13-3-3)

Liverpool had the best home record with 48 points (15-3-1) but they only picked up 34 points on the road (9-7-3)

For the longest time I thought we had the best away form in the league, and comfortably so. Didn't realize City had collected two more points than us!

 

[Makingtrax]

Voted 3rd, expected us to get much further in domestic cups and the extra games have some effects on injuries. Going out early gave us an injury free ride compared to most other clubs.