Arsenal have made a bright start to the season. They currently sit top of the Premier League with 16 points, one ahead of Liverpool.
With five wins, a draw and a single defeat, scoring 14 goals and conceding just three, Arsenal mean business. They look weaponised, playing with the sharpness and swagger of a title-winning side.
Intentions Clear
Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira, speaking about this Arsenal team, suggests that, as impressive as they have been, it was all to be expected.
Vieira, who captained the Gunners the last time they lifted the league title, believes the Gunners made their intentions clear with their brilliant summer transfer activity.
Having fallen short in the title race three seasons in a row, he feels this could finally be the campaign Arsenal go all the way.
“Arteta made a really strong statement by bringing those players,” Vieira told Sky Sports. “I think on the field, so far, they are doing really good games, and I believe Arsenal are part of those few teams that can win the Premier League. I think you will have to count on Arsenal to be competitive and to be there to fight until the end because the players they managed to bring will put the quality of the team in a different level.”
Arsenal’s willingness to spend in the summer showed they were not just aiming to compete, they were aiming to conquer. While they have made it their mission to be in the title conversation, they have mostly found themselves in the chasing pack.
Pace-Setters
Now, they are leading the charge and should set the pace in the Premier League. The real challenge for Mikel Arteta and his squad is sustaining that momentum.
But with the depth and quality he has at his disposal, smart rotation and sharp team selection could help Arsenal maintain the high standards needed to grind out result after result.
If they do, they might finally shed the bridesmaid tag and become champions, quenching their long title drought with Martin Odegaard joining Vieira as the next Arsenal captain to lift the Premier League trophy.
Are you feeling as positive as Vieira?
Daniel O
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I’ve always felt like Arteta’s major weakness was lack of rotation which led to player fatigue and injuries-two things that impact results. But then you could argue that he didn’t have quality squad depth to facilitate rotation.
This is the first season under him that I feel we have strength in numbers. I agree with Vieira that the quality of the team is such that we are good enough to win the league. As things stand,only Arsenal can stop Arsenal from winning a major trophy.
This season seems like one where we can ‘join the dots’, and where our strengths are most aooarent.
Given we are at the start of the season with a break in the middle once again to ‘fine-tune any weak llnks, we should see’ it through to a major CUP win.
Can we do it this year? You bloody well KNOW we can!! C’mon you Gooners,
That’s the spirit!
I agree with Vieira we are building to dominate.But about time we strenghtened this squad, still a long way to go.
We are not close to dominating yet
It’s still a three horse race, but we now have the pedigree and the stamina to win it.
Arteta needs to find smart ways of getting points from teams that set up with low defensive blocks these are the teams that made it hard for us to win the EPL in the last two seasons win as many points as possible from these teams and we will stand a high chance of being crowned champions come may
Secondly he needs to keep the squad fit,fresh and hungry through consistent squad rotation so that by the time we come to the busy end from Feb onwards we are in a position to play 3 games week in week out without dropping standards and keep pushing harder to the final weeks of the season where the difference is made
So well put. I agree totally.