Mate as much as it pains me to say sp*rs are a very very good side and we have just seen them grind out a victory with multiple injuries last weekend.
Chelsea & Manu have spent millions upon millions in key positions and can easily finish above us giving only 70-80% performances.
I’m not sure how you come to the conclusion that we should be ahead of any of these teams with our long standing squad issues and a new manager. It’s madness.
We might do it, it would be a fantastic achievement. But it’s going to be very difficult, especially as Özil and Miki our 2 key creative players are having sub-par seasons.
Sp**s are a good side but they moved stadiums and have struggled since moving there. They lost what is the biggest advantage a team can have and that is having home ground advantage. They have also had problems in the back line with injuries and now have problems up front with injuries. They aren't as good as last season, that much is clear.
United were playing terrible football and not getting results and yet in less a month of sacking their manager are already level on points with us. There are similarities in the way Mourinho usage of Pogba holding United back and the way Emery has treated Ramsey and Özil that has held us back in certain games.
Chelsea have a new manager as well and they're under going far more change under him than what our players are under Emery. It doesn't take players long to learn how to run and where to run which is only real change Emery has brought to the side whilst being more disconnected in attack and defence. Their team is old and lacks creativity and the ability to put the ball in the net outside of Hazard.
Özil and Miki struggles are more to do with how the manager is using them rather than how they're playing. These are the decisions which like sending Chambers on loan that Emery is responsible for, when used correctly Özil especially has shown he can contribute and whilst his style may not suit the way Emery wants to play bigger teams, Emery needs to adapt his style for teams who aren't prepared to attack us.