Arsenal Have The Month Of February To Keep Doing What They Do Best: Winning by Darren N
What a dull weekend for Arsenal fans. To be honest, if you’re a Gooner, all you’ve been thinking about is the next Premier League match day and the next Premier League match day, as Arteta has found a way to bring joy to your heart with top-notch performance after top-notch performance in the league.
Arsenal may have a memorable February 2023 in which they have at least 12 points guaranteed in their PL title defense. You’re probably wondering what I mean by “12 points guaranteed.” Arsenal plays Everton on February 4th, Brentford on February 11th, Manchester City on February 15th, Aston Villa on February 18th, and Leicester on February 25th. I’m no prophet, but with how dominant Arsenal is, I see four clear wins and am only unsure what will happen against Man City.
Versus Everton: Arsenal will blow away the Toffees, as they are still warming up to their new boss. Considering how Arsenal are looking forward to going back to winning ways after the FA Cup loss to City this weekend, Everton is meeting Arsenal at a bad time, and they will suffer.
Versus Brentford: This match could be a walkover for the in-form Arsenal. Having met four times, the Gunners have recorded three wins. On a good day, Brentford can’t contain Arsenal.
Versus Aston Villa: Even the stats suggest Villa finds it hard to beat Arsenal. Arsenal has won 26 of the 43 games against Aston Villa, who has six wins, and nine games have ended in draws. Unai Emery’s defensive game will meet its match against Arsenal’s attack.
Versus Leicester: The Foxes have been “poor” this season. Considering how they have performed so far this season, they would need to have undergone a 360-degree turn to deny Arsenal a win.
Against Man City, we will have to wait and see. Anyway, what are your thoughts on Arsenal’s fixtures this February?
Darren N
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The one thing I have learned about the EPL is that there are no guarantees. On paper, yes, these look like winnable games. But in reality, it is easy to run into a draw or 2.
Wow. We have swiftly and smoothly made the transition from fearful hopefuls to expectant and demanding. Each of these games pose huge danger and you can rest assured that talk of this ilk is not being heard in the Arsenal dressing room. Best not getting carried away and take each game as it comes.
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Totally agree with John on this one. Nothing is a given in the EPL, teams will be coming after Arsenal with a point to prove, anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and it would be foolish to count points before they have been earned. I’m sure that Arteta and staff will be aware of this. Another reason for the welcome return of real football is that finally the transfer window fizzles out. I won’t say that it’s been disappointing because at least we have two useful additions to the squad but at the same time it is a bit of a let down to have lost out on key players and having had to settle for next best.
We assume no injuries. We should sign 6’5″ Sander Berge. Ideal for this window. A strong, tall, powerful midfielder. Get him NOW. Both Ramsdale and Odegaard have played with him. He’s only 25. Don’t slack, get him NOW.
Darren, one game at a time please.Sean Dyche will have his Everton team pumped up for this match which could turn out to be a banana skin for us unless we match their physicality.I would gladly settle for a narrow victory in Liverpool.
Arsenal bid £85m for Caicedo and the bid accepted by Brighton straight away, breaking news.
Are you kidding?
NOT TRUE!
We are close to signing Jorginho instead, for a basic £10 mill rising to £12mill with add ons
The words “straight away” there is an indicator that Adega is joking..lol
Arsenal now have a reputation as winners. Most of these teams “will park the bus” with five across the back. We will have to be very tactically astute to break them down!
If I will be honest. Rightnow and today for that matter. I am not thinking of even the next Arsenal game away to Everton. Because it is not yet time to me to start thinking about it.
But as of now, I am seriously thinking about Arsenal deadline day of today’s winter transfer window to see how finally it will panned out for us. After which I will switch my thinking to our next Epl Everton game. Which I believe the Gunners will pipe the Toffees to a defeat in the match undoubtedly despite their having a Change of manager just of recent.
Preferably, let us go game by game, game after game and one game at a time.
So hopefully today, Arsenal will succeed to sign Moises Caicedo from Brighton after summing their 3rd bid to Brighton to sign the player. But if Brighton still refuse us, hopefully Arsenal will sign alternative Dmf to Caicedo today that will work well for us throughout their 2nd half campaign of the season.
If I will be honest. Rightnow and today for that matter. I am not thinking of even the next Arsenal game away to Everton. Because it is not yet time to me to start thinking about it.
But as of now, I am seriously thinking about Arsenal deadline day of today’s winter transfer window to see how finally it will panned out for us. After which I will switch my thinking to our next Epl Everton game. Which I believe the Gunners will pipe the Toffees to a defeat in the match undoubtedly despite their having a change of manager just of recent.
Preferably, let us go game by game, game after game and one game at a time.
So hopefully today, Arsenal will succeed to sign Moises Caicedo from Brighton after submitting their 3rd bid to Brighton to sign the player. But if Brighton still refuse us, hopefully Arsenal will sign alternative Dmf to Caicedo today that will work out very well for us throughout their 2nd half campaign of the season.
How is Brighton a walkover ?
The team that trashed us just last year ?
We most likely will win, but they’re no walkover
We could win most of those games if Saka is fit and in form, because we don’t have another inverted RW to replace him
I think loaning Marquinhos out and relying on Vieira as Saka’s backup will be a big mistake. I hope I will be wrong
Jorginho is fine, because he’s a highly experienced deep-lying playmaker who could be as good as Partey in tight spaces. It’s the lack of specialist inverted RWs that worries me
Jorginho and Partey are way different defensive with Jorginho’s defending as good as Lokonga’s (no exaggerations)
And how is Viera Saka’s backup
What happened to Trossard – or why did we sign him ?
If Jesus is back, we should see Nketiah or Jesus on the wings before Viera
If Smith-Rowe is available…. same
If Nelson is available… same
So that’s potentially like 5 People (for the wings) before Viera
I don’t think Partey’s defending abilities are as good as Ndidi’s. He is excellent at making us escape from the opposition’s high press and I bet Jorginho can also do that
Saka and Vieira are currently the only left-footed RWs at Arsenal, so Arteta would likely make them start in the games. The right-footed RWs might be used in the second half, to confuse the opponents
Did you say to confuse opponents? At this level of the game your plans can hardly confuse anyone… it’s the perfection in execution coupled with the ineffectiveness of the opponent that magnifies and thus validates your tactical nuances. Every team prepares for a game considering all your possible options. Cheers.
The oppositions could prepare to anticipate such tactic, but a fresh right-footed RW in the second half would likely win the race to the byline against a tired LB
Left to me I would loan Viera
I’m not happy with him
He’s been too shy for too long
Maybe he’s homesick or not mixing up well
He’s playing way below himself and already out of patience with him
Look at Martinelli that hunger was there from the very first day he joined
Odegaard’s performance wasn’t consistent in his first season, but look at him now. Hopefully Vieira will get inspired by Odegaard’s efforts in the training sessions and in the games
@Babasola: let me see…you are not the gaffer [thank goodness!] and therefore do not see what he sees Vieira do on the training ground.
Additionally, Vieira and Martinelli are two different human beings who play different positions as well. Apples and oranges.
Just be happy Arteta has been able to get his ideas and tactics into the heads of his players and they are performing so well. Be a fan.
Did you just say Jorginho can be as good as partey 😆🤣. What is he 21 year old. He is at the end of his career and everyone knows what he is capable of and that is an avg midfielder. If we loose party n then the title charge then Edu n Co will be to blame for it. We are throwing away a golden opportunity to win title after several years. What do we do ww go buy a finished n out of form player as a backup to our most important player. I am praying we have elneny fit as soon as possible because I don’t want to see Chelsea reject in Arsenal shirt.
Jorginho isn’t as quick as Partey, but his ball control and playmaking skills could get us out of the opposition’s pressure
If Elneny could recover quickly, I don’t think we’ll pay for Jorginho. Unfortunately, both Romano and Ornstein said it’s a done deal
Do you watch Chelsea
They concede that goal we conceded against Man City very often when Jorginho is in the midfield (and Kante is not on the pitch) because someone doesn’t do their defensive cover-ups well or loses the ball too often in dangerous position
Chelsea becomes defensively weak with Jorginho
Then very weak with Jorginho and no Kante
But I’ll take him over Lokonga now
And Elneny over him
Jorginho isn’t good defensively, but I reckon our CDM doesn’t need to be a great tackler as Torreira was or a good interceptor as Guendouzi was
In my opinion, our CDM needs to be the main pivot in our deep midfield area, to get us out of tight spaces. Partey is also not consistent defensively, but he’s been making us dictate the tempo
I don’t think Jorginho is as bad as you think he is
“Current Chelsea player Cucurella was doing some media duties with GOAL on Tuesday and decided to pick Jorginho as the smartest player at Chelsea, before the crew behind the camera notified him that he was joining Arsenal.”
Thank you Logic, some fans believe that anybody we buy is good but most are just trying to console themselve and believe in the reject and second fiddle player because we couldn’t spend on the primary and quality target.
@Logic…if Arsenal does not win the league, it will not be the fault of Edu, specifically. So many unintended scenarios could take place.
In my opinion, Arsenal conducted the most astute business, and you will see the benefits in the coming weeks and months. Go join Chelsea – they’re spending the way you like!
A silly post, as Vieira is NOT a winger and plainly will NOT be one under MA either!
Why do you assume he is seen as Saka’s deputy, when plainly, he is NOT!
Sometimes he plays on the right wing, to replace Saka in the second half
Cos there was no Trossard
If we get no problems, such as midfield injuries, we CAN win all those games. But we MUST get a strong, tough, midfield replacement. We all know this. I cannot believe we haven’t got one already. Do we have a planning troubleshooter at Arsenal, who can plan to deal with all player injury/disasters.
What a poor window once again and Edu has failed once more. So we started with mudryk ended with Trossad and we started with caciaedo ended with gorginhio hahahaha. I know because of the vibe at the club at the moment and no one wants to be subject of hatred as we are winning but my oh my that is some poor business by Edu. Edu needs to go, I am sorry but his business over all in transfer windows and letting players go for free is just not acceptable. When other clubs are making money from selling same players onto next clubs. I don’t know what his love is with Chelsea rejects n retired personal. Willian, luiz and now gorginhio ….he is definitely getting some money under the table to grow these players pension funds or he is in league with Chelsea.
Logic, Yawn….it’s tiring listening to your babble.
Then don’t read just shut up and move on, no one is forcing u.
U must be an Obidient. This is Arsenal forum dont bring that ur sH@# ere
They made bids for Mudryk (Chelsea signed him though on tested out of desperation), Calceido (Brighton rejected the bids), signed Troasad, Kiwio and on Jorginho trail and you call that a “poor window”! Check what other teams (apart from desperate Chelsea) have done in the market and you will give credit to arsenal mgt
Well other teams are not in place where Arsenal is , we are in good place to probably win the league. So there is no comparison there. I am OK with other signing but what I don’t agree with DM position. We have been lingering on with a DM signing not just this window but last window as well. We tried to snatch a player from villa right at the end of window and we tried to do the same this window. If that position is priority then why not go for someone in the start of window so we have enough time to react.
Thank you Logic, imaging, Chelsea was able to get 12m for a reject and over age Jorghinho, can we even get half of what we bought Lokonga( younger), AMN, Bellerin, Auba etc all went for nothing but Chelsea got 12m from us from a aging with just 6 months contract left from us… Its a shame to the Arsenal recruitment ( Edu & co)…
Why do you claim the name “”Logic” , when many of your posts are extremely “illogical?”
@Logic: Talk is cheap. Be careful about slandering someone because you can type hiding behind your keyboard – without any proof. How do you know Edu is DEFINITELY being bribed? Take a chill pill and exhale. Alternatively, go find another club to support.
It’s all willian again, I remember ppl saying even at that time what a great signing willian will be blah blah blah. Now I am hearing same again from some fans that another Chelsea discard will be great for us. That is some really poor business when you think they knew for some time actually from last summer window that club needs a DM. We did same shxt end of summer window and now in January we have done one better & bought Chelsea discard. Why do we leave it till end of window to go for player we want then either say we tried or just buy a shxti alternative.
In EPL or even other leagues, no match is walkover or no point is guarantee until after the final whistle because the Everton and Brentford you used as a case study drew and won Man city respectively at the etihad stadium.
So let’s take it game by game..
A bullish but slightly foolish stance to take.IMO. I GENERALLY STEER WELL CLEAR OF PREDICTION ARTICLES including Dans regular weely ones , for the simple reason that individual game predictions – as opposed to trends and longer term series of results results – are a hostage to fortune.
I do monitor(being the “anorak” I am) predictions made by Gooners in DANS weekly piece.
And what I note above all else , is how biased they are, not surprisingly either, , in general and hardly anyone EVER predicts our loss or even draw.
And I speeak of BEFORE this special season, when to be fair, I vcould probably agree with most results, though not precise score, predictions. What I am trying to get over though, is the impetuousnes of thinking ANY Gooner can read a whole months scores accurately, and I suggest that DARREN IS BRAVE, ALTHOUGH FOOLHARDY TO DO SO.
But as ever , when it comes to predictions pieces, theGooner “herd” will follow in droves, so that will get plenty of clicks, we may all be very sure!
I see fifteen points in these games. A lot of us don’t understand the level of indoctrination MA has done on these young lads. Plus the spirit of Zinch and Jesus. Arsenal is unstoppable only by Arsenal (not buy another DM) otherwise the five points gap on city is too big to catch up to. This is our season.
Wow Jorginho. I couldn’t imagine worse midfield signing.
Not only did we get the slowest midfielder in the league who can’t tackle, but we managed to HELP Chelsea get rid of their aging deadwood, who in turn we won’t be able to get rid.
This is just laughable. I imagined the worst case scenario would be Tielemans or maybe even no midfielder at all but Jorginho is an all time low.
I really really really didn’t want Tielemans
But common, he’ll do a job for us instead of this Jorginho
Jorginho does not give us what we need in that position
Yeah he can pass, but we can do away with that – as Xhaka, Zinchenko, Odegaard will handle that
In that role what we majorly need is someone who can block, tackle, cover the CB’s, close up spaces
(Which Elneny offers without the forward-passes)
To quote Arteta, “We don’t take game by game approach, we take day by day approach.” Give it a rest, guys. Just relax and enjoy the ride.
@Mike Ram: Thank you!