Premier League 2024/25: Hamstrung Race

[Sanchez11]

It's times like these that I feel privileged that I'm one of the few AM members who can say "we're f*cked" in 3 languages

Then there is FS!

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Then there is FS!

An illustrious language all on its own

 

[HagnSprayGooners]

Very important we get through today and these opening 11/12 gameweeks relatively unscathed.

After GW11 our fixtures are actually amazing and we’re more than capable of going unbeaten the entire season. There’s no horrible blocks of games. The two hardest ones are City at home and Liverpool away and they’re spread very far apart.

The next 8 before that are very tough.

Sp**s (A)
City (A)
Leicester (H)
Southampton (H)
Bournemouth (A)
Liverpool (H)
Newcastle (A)
Chelsea (A)

I’m gonna say 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Everyone saying we’re out of the race bla bla bla.

 

[SA Gunner]

Very important we get through today and these opening 11/12 gameweeks relatively unscathed.

After GW11 our fixtures are actually amazing and we’re more than capable of going unbeaten the entire season. There’s no horrible blocks of games. The two hardest ones are City at home and Liverpool away and they’re spread very far apart.

The next 8 before that are very tough.

Sp**s (A)
City (A)
Leicester (H)
Southampton (H)
Bournemouth (A)
Liverpool (H)
Newcastle (A)
Chelsea (A)

I’m gonna say 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Everyone saying we’re out of the race bla bla bla.

I think a lot of people dont realise that we have been dealt a very difficult hand upfront in the season. This is actually our "nightmarish March/April" run we usually see at the end of a season.

You should factor in the tier 1 Champions League games in there as well, to get a real picture of what we are faced with up to November. And if you look further to end of February, we'll just have Liverpool away as our true tough away test left. The rest of the big games will mostly be done, with only the Champions League knockouts left that will really trouble us.

But that's not my main concern. What Im most worried about it how fast we implement our "seasonal plan" or "secret weapon" this season, which I think is a balance in creativity between our left and right sides. And isolating Saka on the other side. Once that plan, or the something different to last season part comes to life... we are going to be so ****ing dangerous.

It all depends on good fitness though, we definitely need that all again.

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Turding bricks ova here

 

[HagnSprayGooners]

I think a lot of people dont realise that we have been dealt a very difficult hand upfront in the season. This is actually our "nightmarish March/April" run we usually see at the end of a season.

You should factor in the tier 1 Champions League games in there as well, to get a real picture of what we are faced with up to November. And if you look further to end of February, we'll just have Liverpool away as our true tough away test left. The rest of the big games will mostly be done, with only the Champions League knockouts left that will really trouble us.

But that's not my main concern. What Im most worried about it how fast we implement our "seasonal plan" or "secret weapon" this season, which I think is a balance in creativity between our left and right sides. And isolating Saka on the other side. Once that plan, or the something different to last season part comes to life... we are going to be so ****ing dangerous.

It all depends on good fitness though, we definitely need that all again.

Getting the rubbish run of games + injuries out the way first is nice. Shame they’ve both coincided with each other but y’kno. We *should* have a fully fit squad to attack the winter period and onwards.

From GW 12 I think we can get 23/24 wins. So this part right now is so important, starting with today.

Turding bricks ova here

Same. Might just try and sleep until 2.

 

[Topside]

I think a lot of people dont realise that we have been dealt a very difficult hand upfront in the season. This is actually our "nightmarish March/April" run we usually see at the end of a season.

You should factor in the tier 1 Champions League games in there as well, to get a real picture of what we are faced with up to November. And if you look further to end of February, we'll just have Liverpool away as our true tough away test left. The rest of the big games will mostly be done, with only the Champions League knockouts left that will really trouble us.

But that's not my main concern. What Im most worried about it how fast we implement our "seasonal plan" or "secret weapon" this season, which I think is a balance in creativity between our left and right sides. And isolating Saka on the other side. Once that plan, or the something different to last season part comes to life... we are going to be so ****ing dangerous.

It all depends on good fitness though, we definitely need that all again.

Would say one thing the new CL format.

If a team wins one, draws one, loses one first three games its going to be a long shot to get automatic top 8. I can see clubs thinking ok even winning 4 games 1 draw 3 defeats still more than likely come around 20th and still get a playoff!

MA really has to use the squad, personally whatever happens the next week I be amazed if we don't go on a good run.

We have a quality back 4, midfield of Rice, Merino and Ødegaard will be a handful for anyone when available and we have options out wide to rotate.

No mistaking huge week ahead.

 

[sdotzdot]

Back the team you absolutely spineless cowards.

 

[Game Over]

Back the team you absolutely spineless cowards.

You’re allowed to get annoyed at poor squad management and unambitious transfer windows and still ‘back the team’, y’know?

 

[boonthegoon]

Great win

But again feck kavanaugh man. We should be going on equal points next week to city but

 

[HagnSprayGooners]

You’re allowed to get annoyed at poor squad management and unambitious transfer windows and still ‘back the team’, y’know?

 

[BBF]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1835332679115440213

 

[HagnSprayGooners]

It can’t be denied anymore. Arteta is an absolutely brilliant tactician and he’s completely settled in the way we play now, everyone knows what they’re doing.

Best defence in Europe hands down. We can win it this year I really do believe. However if we just go that one step further and sign some worldies in the final third we dominate for years.

 

[A_G]

Draw on Sunday and lose to city and write 7 points behind.

Title challenge could be all but over in September

 

[SA Gunner]

Bro, we need to round up all these bedwetters and give them a special tag.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Back to second place

 

[HagnSprayGooners]

I still never understand people who are almost begging us to lose? Some still just despite Arteta being really good

 

[blaze_of_glory]

City have let in three goals btw. Three (3). It's pathetic.

 

[Iwobeast]

Already 2 of the most difficult away games out of the way, and won them both. The Brighton result still hurts, this could’ve been a perfect start of the season

 

[Gooner Zig]

If refs weren't ****s we would be 12/12 and 0 goals conceded