Premier League 2025-26

[J70]

Yep, does it really matter how they score their goals? They have superb weapons in Declan Rice's delivery and the ability of the likes of Gabriel in attacking the ball and scoring. Maybe teams will learn how to defend them better, but they've had this strength for quite a while. As said, they're just much tighter in defense now as well.

[quit yo jibbajabba]

From a winning the title point of view - no

From an entertainment point of view - yes

[mrdeeds]

Arsenal face the deepest defensive lines of any team and yet they are accused of being boring? For an open game you need two teams to go for it like Arsenal playing Athletico. Even Pep parked the bus against Arsenal and Haaland was positioned at left back at times in game.

[thewobbler]

Arsenal face the deepest defensive lines of any team and yet they are accused of being boring? For an open game you need two teams to go for it like Arsenal playing Athletico. Even Pep parked the bus against Arsenal and Haaland was positioned at left back at times in game.

I just checked back through your posts to make sure you're not a WUM, and it seems not.

But by god this post feels like an absolute pisstake.

[mrdeeds]

Arsenal face the deepest defensive lines of any team and yet they are accused of being boring? For an open game you need two teams to go for it like Arsenal playing Athletico. Even Pep parked the bus against Arsenal and Haaland was positioned at left back at times in game.

I just checked back through your posts to make sure you're not a WUM, and it seems not.

But by god this post feels like an absolute pisstake.

In what way? Stats show Arsenal play the highest line and face the lowest. Also that Arsenal have more touches in opposition box compared to other teams.

[tiempo]

From a winning the title point of view - no

From an entertainment point of view - yes

3 entertaining points at a time

[Look-Up!]

10 games in, over a quarter of the way there!

Have to say, apart from Arsenal, extremely slow pace being set so far. Huge congestion in the middle of the table, with 4 points separating 2nd and 11th. Everyone has had a wobble apart from gunners. Bottom three at a crawl too. Managerial changes may come good and improve performances but looking like a low bar being set for survival. Wolves look goosed already. They've turned it around before with a change in the dugout but ETH being mentioned as replacement wouldn't be tempting you to back them for redemption.

Huge top 4 clashes this weekend. City v Liverpool and Arsenal away to the mighty Sunderland. Not too many would have picked them start of season. While well organised I think they'll struggle badly against the league leaders. City and Liverpool is a hard one to call. Don't know what tactics Slot will deploy but can see a high line being very badly exposed against this current direct ball Pep outfit. If Haaland gets released in behind them the way they've being doing of late it will be a long afternoon for the scousers. Either way it's good news for Arteta's men no matter what happens as at least one of them will be dropping points. They'll need to score against the black cats themselves of course, but I think they will. Might take a set piece, again, but that hardly matters.

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Very stop start so far mainly due to the internationals. Hard to get excited about it all. Maybe I'm just getting old