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Premier League 2021/22: Race For Top 4

Do you believe we will finish in the top 4?


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Yousif Arsenal

On Vinai's payroll & misses 4th place trophy 🏆
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We are not that rich. Bruno G already rejected us and none of the players you listed will want to come here. Newcastle right now are the new City. We are in trouble unless we get a last day miracle.
We maybe not as powerful as these guys financially but being in CL make no difference they still richer and more attractive Newcastle currently are not maybe in 2 years when they in Europe extra 50m because being in CL won't make us super rich. What I'm saying is there are so many players can improve our current team and we definitely not going to target players man city are targeting.
 

Yousif Arsenal

On Vinai's payroll & misses 4th place trophy 🏆
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Why is a promising project just 8 points ahead of the train wreck of a season Utd had?

Most likely down to 5 come seasons end.
That more embarrassing for Manutd they supposed to to challenge for title our target was top 6.
 

Yousif Arsenal

On Vinai's payroll & misses 4th place trophy 🏆
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Next season set the total league finish higher if we finish with 69 points set the target to 80 at least. Number of loses need to get down alot too losing 13 games of season is alot and we making it a habit.

And these are basic demands and expectations I'm not even talking about there should be massive improvement in goals scored and performance on pitch. Because these 2 been really not good enough.

The club need to learn to put pressure on manager don't things get comfortable.
 

boxerumble

Baked Canadian

Country: Canada
Really didn't feel like getting out of bed today....What a horrible night it was.


Anyways trust in Pukki now! Come on Norwich, give your fans at home 1 last win.



Who am I kidding. It is so bad that even a draw won't suffice.
Don’t forget this also means we have to not be pathetic against Everton
 

A_G

Rice Rice Baby 🎼🎵
A-M CL Draft Campeón 🏆
Would we have been better off playing the NLD in January, even if meant putting out a midfield of Chambers and Lokonga?
 

14Henry

Looking for receipts 👀
Would we have been better off playing the NLD in January, even if meant putting out a midfield of Chambers and Lokonga?
Probably. There would have been less pressure on the players. Sp**s while playing OK were still learning and adapting to Contes tactics. Bentacur nor Kulu would have been firing.
 

Tir Na Nog

Changes Opinion Every 5 Minutes

Country: Ireland
We simply didn't deserve it and we're nowhere near good enough or ready for CL.

We've not scored enough, we've conceded too many, we've got a manager who doesn't learn or evolve.
 

TornadoTed

Established Member
We are not a top 4 club by any metric, even with our rivals faltering we aren't good enough in nearly every department.

5th highest wage bill
6th highest squad value
8th for goals scored
8th for goals conceded
8th for passes
7th for average possession
6th for accurate crosses
8th for accurate passes per match
17th for big chances created
5th for clean sheets
6th for possession won in final 3rd

Actually I found 2 metrics where we are 4th, expected goals and shots on target per match but that's it.


For all the Potter fans (me included) Brighton out performed us in 16 out of 23 statistics this season, including 4 where they rank in the top 4.
 

Baki

Loves Anime Hates Mikel
That more embarrassing for Manutd they supposed to to challenge for title our target was top 6.
Why the duck is our target top 6? Should be top 4 at the ducking minimum. Top 4 was the target for Emery even though he got no backing. Why isn’t it the same for Arteta? Just because Arteta took us backwards doesn’t mean our standards go backwards.
 

Yousif Arsenal

On Vinai's payroll & misses 4th place trophy 🏆
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Why the duck is our target top 6? Should be top 4 at the ducking minimum. Top 4 was the target for Emery even though he got no backing. Why isn’t it the same for Arteta? Just because Arteta took us backwards doesn’t mean our standards go backwards.
that was maybe unrealistic target when season begin the media and our fans were laughing at players we bought also remember we finished 8th back to back season and we starting rebuilding the target was to back to europe minimum. it's still disappointing we chocked the CL because we had big chance. next season the demands will be bigger of course. the club standard is winning trophies not only CL football and that will take time be patient.
 

Baki

Loves Anime Hates Mikel
that was maybe unrealistic target when season begin the media and our fans were laughing at players we bought also remember we finished 8th back to back season and we starting rebuilding the target was to back to europe minimum. it's still disappointing we chocked the CL because we had big chance. next season the demands will be bigger of course. the club standard is winning trophies not only CL football and that will take time be patient.
We finished 8th because of the manager not because we had a weak squad. We then invested the most in Europe and had only 1 game a week. Target should’ve been top 4.
 

grange

Losing my brain cells 🥸

Country: USA

Player:Havertz
Why the duck is our target top 6? Should be top 4 at the ducking minimum. Top 4 was the target for Emery even though he got no backing. Why isn’t it the same for Arteta? Just because Arteta took us backwards doesn’t mean our standards go backwards.
Why did you drop your standards during Wenger's last two years? And, Emery's seasons?
 

Tir Na Nog

Changes Opinion Every 5 Minutes

Country: Ireland
I'm so so happy with 5th place, I'd have taken it at the start of the season.









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14Henry

Looking for receipts 👀
We finished 8th because of the manager not because we had a weak squad. We then invested the most in Europe and had only 1 game a week. Target should’ve been top 4.
So target at the start of the season should have been to finish ahead of one of:

City (different stratosphere to us)
Liverpool (see above)
Chelsea (European Champions)
United (finished 2nd, false position because of Liverpools injuries but strengthen with Ronaldo, Varane, and Sancho).

While some people say playing 1 game a week should negate the above it doesn't. Not one single pundit had us in the top 4. Not one single bookie in the UK had us priced in to get top 4. We were outsiders for it.

We may have invested a lot but that didn't make our squad all of a sudden like Liverpool or City. You could spend £20m each on 20 players one summer. But that doesn't mean you are going or should win the league. Squad building takes years of investment. One summer doesn't make you a title winning side if the rest of your squad is ****. Plus the players we signed were all potential. Not like Liverpool dropping 125m on VVD and Allison.

Could we have gotten it? Yes.
Should we have gotten it? Yes
Should we have finished above Sp**s. Yes.

But elite forwards win you games and elite managers win you games also.

But at the start of the season we were never considered for 4th. The cards fell our way and we didn't take our chances.
 

Baki

Loves Anime Hates Mikel
So target at the start of the season should have been to finish ahead of one of:

City (different stratosphere to us)
Liverpool (see above)
Chelsea (European Champions)
United (finished 2nd, false position because of Liverpools injuries but strengthen with Ronaldo, Varane, and Sancho).

While some people say playing 1 game a week should negate the above it doesn't. Not one single pundit had us in the top 4. Not one single bookie in the UK had us priced in to get top 4. We were outsiders for it.

Could we have gotten it? Yes.
Should we have gotten it? Yes

But at the start of the season we were never considered for 4th. The cards fell our way and we didn't take our chances.
No one had us in top 4 because no one had faith in Arteta because he’s so ****. Not because of the squad quality.
 

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