Arsenal supporters and even some of the club’s players have begun leaning on a familiar line: “The season is still long.” It has become an unintentional excuse, a way to ease the growing anxiety around their fluctuating performances. Not long ago, several pundits claimed the title race was practically decided, with Arsenal winning consistently while their rivals dropped points. But after the loss to Aston Villa, that confidence evaporated, replaced by a new narrative urging patience and calm.
The Reality Behind the “Long Season” Claim
It is true that there are more league fixtures ahead than those already played. The Premier League marathon leaves plenty of room for twists, surprises, and momentum shifts. However, the length of the season becomes irrelevant if Arsenal cannot rediscover the consistency required to stay at the top. Over the last few years, Liverpool and Manchester City have set brutal benchmarks, relentless winning runs, minimal slip-ups, and near-perfect form from winter to spring. Arsenal, despite genuine progress, have not matched that level often enough, which is why their recent title pushes have fallen short.
Consistency, Not Time, Will Decide Arsenal’s Fate
Talking about how much football is left may feel reassuring, but it does little to change the core issue. Arsenal can only take advantage of their rivals faltering if they avoid stumbling themselves, and right now, they are making the same mistakes. Winning runs, not wishful thinking or optimistic timelines, decide title races. If the Gunners fail to tighten their grip soon, the long season they keep referencing will simply give their rivals more time to overtake them.
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After watching manure destroy Wolves tonight, our next unbeaten run in the PL will definitely start Saturday night.
That’s despite all the injuries we’ve got!!
Ken1945,
You are tempting fete with you’re comment. I sincerely hope it doesn’t come back and bite you.🤦♂️🤷♂️
Arsenal’s consistency is returning soon. Why do I believe so? Because most of the hitherto injured players have started coming back. These players will inject a new lease of life into the team. Furthermore, the fact that Arsenal has remained top of the table despite the mounting injuries should soothe the nervous of anxious Arsenal players. Even the way Arsenal lost the game to Aston Villa should be a cause for more optimism. The game could have gone either way. With the return of Saliba, Jesus, Havertz, Gabriel, Mosquera and those who have just returned, who can doubt that Arsenal’s situation is very secure? There is no cause for panic.
OT – Just been reading that Club Brugge sacked their manager yesterday.
Not sure if JA covered this, but I wonder if this is a positive or negative for us??
No pressure Ken
Whatever the result we got top.8 sorted
I’m more interested in him resting players for weekend
True, but being undefeated will mean a lot to the players.
Agree we MUST rest the likes of Rice, Saka 👍
We really need at least an 18 game winning streak and at least a 22 game unbeaten streak inside the 23 games left to play and that’s a very difficult task for us because I am not sure if we have that maturity and experience to do that.
Upcoming games against Everton, Brighton and Villa are tricky ones because in the past 3 years we have dropped points against these teams at least either home or away, so we need to show seriousness by beating these teams in the upcoming matches.
Hopefully, we do have some luck in the injury front and we have a full and fully fit squad to go ahead.
Arteta has already started using the injuries as an excuse already so I pray we have little to no injuries going forward then we can see his strength leading us forward.
I think you’re reading too much into that statement. I’m sure they mean it in its literal sense- that there’s still a lot to play for and no titles are won in December.
It is a very sensible statement and you can look at it in two ways. Firstly, if things are going well, it is a cautionary tale to keep your head down and not get carried away because you can easily slip up.
Secondly,if things aren’t going well then it reminds you that there’s still plenty of points to play for and you can still catch up with the leaders.
Either way, it’s a harmless statement that you’re reading too much into.It’s hardly an excuse, just a factual statement.