Former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp believes if Arsenal wins the Premier League this season, it will be one of the most unlikely successes we have seen in the competition.
Mikel Arteta’s side has had a superb season and is on course to end the campaign successfully.
The Gunners could not even make the top four last term, but they might now win the league after staying consistent and winning difficult games.
As the end of the campaign draws close, it is starting to look more and more likely that Arsenal will win the title.
Leicester City’s title win in 2015/2016 remains the most unlikely win and Redknapp believes Arsenal’s will be second to that.
He explains via the Daily Mail:
‘Leicester was probably the most amazing Premier League title win ever and I don’t think it will ever be beaten. But from where Arsenal were, if they were to win the title it would go down as one of the great Premier League achievements.
‘It’s so big how he’s turned it around and done it so quickly. I’m talking about power of the people and I think when you’ve got that belief at the Emirates, there’s such a positivity about the place. They believe in this team, they believe in the manager, and that helps so much.’
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Winning the league was not even in our plans when we started this season, but it would be a huge achievement if we end the campaign with the title in the bag.
Manchester City will not make life easy for us, but we are so close now and just need to stay focused.
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Yes it would be quite some achievement, was a masterstroke when the Kroenke opt for the inexperience gaffer while the highly decorated and experience Ancelotti was available and had an eye on the job.
In today’s world unless you are a bold and extremely bullish investor certain risk are out of the question.
But for the gaffer to take club from the ashes of doldrums and have Arsenal now firmly in all conversation associated with the big jug, is some feat.
Oh dear!!!
From the ashes of doldrums no less!!
I assume you mean being bottom of the league, finishing 8th two years running, no european football for the first time in two decades… and all this achieved under MA, lest we forget in the clamour of such wondrous praises.
That’s why I regard what Mikel MIGHT achieve this season as a better result than Leicester’s, along with the kronkie’s 100% BACKING of course, something that was lacking when Leicester won the PL.
Also , we have to take in to account the failings of chelsea, spuds and liverpool, as they have all been under performing, just as they were when The Arsenal finished second to Leicester…and being told it was a disgrace that we could ONLY finish second… at least that’s what some Arsenal fans have said about the Leicester winning season.
If we finish second again, I wonder what the reaction will be?
From my point of view, it will have been a fantastic season, just as it was when Leicester won it,but I fully expect us to be crowned Champions, with no excuses if we don’t, as the better club will have won.
Dont be delusional. Leicester came from the championship two seasons before winning the league. How does Arsenal winning it this year top that?
The narrative, that we are leading partly as a result of others underachieving, doesn’t quite hold up IMO.
Spurs and Man U have more points this year, than last year at this stage.
We have won exactly the same number of points as City had last year, when they were leading the league at this stage.
Yes, Chelsea and Liverpool have had seasons they can’t be happy with so far.
But it is normal. Every year you will se some of the so called “Big six” have bad seasons. Next year it will happen again, I bet. It is just a metter of which team(s) it will be, that you can say should do better the following season.
We have just gotten used to Arsenal not contending for xx years, and as such we have been one of the underperforming teams. This season we are not, and the great thing about it is, the success is built on a solid foundation,
Whether we will actually go all the way this year, remains to be seen.
For me the chance is 50/50.
Yes, I agree, which makes no sense when putting down our achievement of finishing second to Leicester does it?
I would like to add that when Ranieri won the league with Leicester ,he had only been their manager since July 2015.how long has MA been in charge for now?
He also inherited a team that finished 5th the previous season missing 4th by 1pt while reaching the EL final.Leicester had just got promoted.
lastly how much did Leicester/Ranieri spend on players to win the league compared to Arsenal since MA has been in charge?
actually (in case we win the PL),the question should be”what’s/was the total(real) cost for each club?”.
KEN Your sentence starting” That’s why I regard what Mikel”etc., makes no sense at all. It seems to argue against itself.
CARE TO EXPLAIN IT, or at least rephase it?
Yeah, considering the last few years, it would be a surprise if Arsenal won the league this season, but not on the scale of Leicester winning it. I remember the season when Arsene Wenger first won the league and that was a surprise too, because it also followed a period of mediocrity for the club. Leicester’s achievement, whilst great, is probably more of a one-off whereas Arsenal come back to title winning ways every decade or two since the 1930s.
The difference between LC win and ours, if we win it is that AFC finished 2nd and we won our own coveted and sweet :Top Four Trophee Hehehe”. This time MC is second and will not be content with anything less than the title. Harder the chase, sweeter the catch. Respect to Claudio, but more respect to Mikel, should he win it.
But if we don’t win it, we only get the same top four trophy Hehehe.
Then your words will come back to haunt you!!
This team is destined for the greatest heights.
The Leicester City triumph was stuff of fairytales and a less than stellar year by the usual suspects. However, they still won it and didn’t buckle under the pressure. Fantastic for them.
Should we get over the line on top come May, the achievement by Arteta as a first time manager would be immense although achieved at a bigger club than Leicester
To keep going on about our league positions under Arteta’s tenure ignores the fact that we were on the road to nowhere prior to his arrival. I had very little faith that AW had what was needed at the end of his reign to turn it round and none whatsoever in Emery.
The Kroenkes did show enormous faith in Arteta and with their experience in the world of sport, must have seen a vision and winning mentality which they have been willing to support. They took the financial hit of getting rid of two of the club’s biggest names which was inspired. I look at the financial might of PSG with their collection of world class talent and they still can’t win the CL. Arteta and his coaches with Edu (who I admit I wasn’t convinced about) and they have turned the Emirates into a noisy cauldron of togetherness and pride. They have had their plan – or is it the process? Not quite top4 in 3 years but not far away. Can’t wait to be there on Sunday