Wrong-Direction
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- Mar 10, 2013
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Poor planning. Ramsdale in goal isn't great, Holding's a clown whose greatest trick is regenerating his hairline.They lost their best player, Saliba, to injury at the worst time and had to play Holding as his replacement. Any team would suffer with that.
Hardly an excuse. They spent £50m on an alternative CB.They lost their best player, Saliba, to injury at the worst time and had to play Holding as his replacement. Any team would suffer with that.
Arsenal 5 games after being 8 points clear:Thing is the 28 games Arsenal had played aren't exactly the same as the 27 games City had played. There are so many variables involved with each of the games it is impossible to compare between teams after X number of games. Maybe Arsenal had had some "easy" matches against opposition that weren't fully in form or were missing players while City hadn't. There's a lot of reasons why they could be ahead after 28 matches but not after 36.
Well they definitely threw it away, but I think their 8 point lead flattered them in the first place to be honest. Clearly they're a good side and they were brilliant at the Amex, but they've fallen away badly and weren't the same team by the time we beat them comfortably on Sunday.
By the way, I assume all those bandying around the "bottled it" terminology will be describing our team in the same way if we don't reach the Europa league from this position?
I don't like "bottled it" at all. They will finish second by a mile without the backing of an oil state. That's a good season, and they have continuously improved over 2 seasons now.
That's essentially bottling it isn't it? Couldn't deal with the pressure.No not bottled - just not good enough to last the distance against an insanely good MC team/squad. Its not easy to keep winning the way they had been when pressure kicks in at the top - especially when a relentless City are breathing down your neck.
They're 15 points ahead of 3rd/4th - far exceeded their or anyone's expectations for the season
They have lost out to a club owned by a state nation who have won the league 4 out of the previous 5 seasons and arguably fiddled their books to do this. No, they're not bottle jobs. More that they are not quite good enough/dont have the resources to win the league.From this position:View attachment 160951
Yes it’s still been a fantastic season for them over all but they won’t get a better chance at winning the PL with several other big boys toiling, and from this position with the results they’ve had against teams they would have expected to beat, for me it’s a 100% bonafide definition of a bottle job.
Seeing the salty arrogant arse fans trying to paper over the bottle makes it all the more amusing, or am I being harsh?
That's a really interesting table. Hope the Chelsea fans appreciate what Potter did for them earlier in the season, those stats put them right in amongst the pooey end if it was extrapolated across the whole season.This.
Just look at the form table for the last 14 games:
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Arsenal 3rd, only behind Liverpool on GD and averaging over 2 points a game is hardly a big-time bottle job.
Man City is the outlier - just a ridiculous run.
That said, even though it's not really fair, I will very much enjoy telling the Arsenal fans I know that they bottled it
It's very much worth looking further down that table too.
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Yeah I suppose so in a way, but I think it's harsh to say they bottled it really - no-one would've predicted that they'd be in that position to begin with and other than city fans others (so-called Big 6 especially) havent really got a leg to stand on when taking the piss (although it is entertaining to of course) because they haven't got anywhere near city this season let alone be in a position ahead of them to near the end of the season, and some have been absolutely bloody awful like jammy fuckers spurs and ChelseaThat's essentially bottling it isn't it? Couldn't deal with the pressure.
They could win when there wasn't any pressure but when the finishing line and title were in sight, when City started putting a run of wins together they folded.
I agree that the rest of the big boys don't have a leg to stand on in terms of their challenge this season. It's also an overall positive season for Arsenal, they've taken a big step forward but in the context of how they've ended up second it can only be seen as 'bottling' it. Harsh term perhaps but the meaning is right, IMO.Yeah I suppose so in a way, but I think it's harsh to say they bottled it really - no-one would've predicted that they'd be in that position to begin with and other than city fans others (so-called Big 6 especially) havent really got a leg to stand on when taking the piss (although it is entertaining to of course) because they haven't got anywhere near city this season let alone be in a position ahead of them to near the end of the season, and some have been absolutely bloody awful like jammy fuckers spurs and Chelsea
Yep, they definitely bottled it.9 points clear early April. They then went in this run. Bottled it - no club has ever lost the league at this point