⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Dzwaafu11]

Manchester city too have been more inconsistent than Arsenal, but Arsenal have even been more consistent in their winning than Manchester City, unlike previous seasons that City where pressing hard. If you notice very well, it's mostly those small clubs you feel you are going to capitalize on, that will give the strongest opposition. Arsenal are very strong in their quest to become the league champions, hiccups will come, but i strongly believe it will be surmounted.

Manchester City was inconsistent before but currently, they have increased their level of consistency and I believe they will continue winning their matches because this is how Pep Guardiola pattern is and that's how he always snatch the trophy from Arsenal. It's only if City become inconsistent that Arsenal can win the title or Arsenal should win the rest of their matches.

Four points difference isn't that big to overtake. Arteta should try his best and bring the title home this season.

Arteta boys will do everything possible to see that they secure this title this season. They have gone far, and still doing their possible best to see that they win this title. So definitely, I believe Arteta will not misused this opportunity he’ll do everything possible to see that everything is possible this season.

As for the points, 4 points isn’t really big and cuty will want to over take, but seriously Arsenal will not let it happen, I believe they’ll keep thier consistency to give more gaps on the table.

[Derekfunds]

Arsenal going to finish 2nd again because they didn't fix the biggest hole in this team for years. If they don’t win any trophies this season, the fans will lose their patience. i can see it clearly while watching, they don't have a real playmaker. you bought many players for every other position this year but why didn't you buy someone for the most important spot? They hoped for Eze but it didn't work out. Havertz is not a real midfielder and Eze wouldn't be the solution anyway. We are tired of the same mistakes every year....

If for any reason arsenal fails to win the English premier league or any major trophy this season, their will be consequence. Mikel arteta and most of arsenal board members might leave the club, especially Mikel arteta, because to whom much is given, much is also expected, so Mikel arteta have no excuses to make if arsenal are not crown champions this season.
As it stands now, the league title race is still very open, but it would really be pathetic of arsenal if they fail to win the league this season, considering how long they have been leading the chart.

I used to back Arteta no matter what but this year it’s really on him. City looked levels above Arsenal this weekend. There's a massive difference in quality right now and if Arsenal don't close that gap, they're done.

I don't understand what you meant by if Arsenal doesn't close up the gap they are done, how do you want Arsenal to close up gap when they are the one leading the table already, all they need do now is to either maintain the point difference till the end of the season or better still increase the gap difference so that Manchester city won't over take them and I'm pretty sure Manchester city are excited and happy with Arsenal result yesterday I mean they should be because their chances are increasing.

[Stormisover]

Manchester city too have been more inconsistent than Arsenal, but Arsenal have even been more consistent in their winning than Manchester City, unlike previous seasons that City where pressing hard. If you notice very well, it's mostly those small clubs you feel you are going to capitalize on, that will give the strongest opposition. Arsenal are very strong in their quest to become the league champions, hiccups will come, but i strongly believe it will be surmounted.

Manchester City was inconsistent before but currently, they have increased their level of consistency and I believe they will continue winning their matches because this is how Pep Guardiola pattern is and that's how he always snatch the trophy from Arsenal. It's only if City become inconsistent that Arsenal can win the title or Arsenal should win the rest of their matches.

Four points difference isn't that big to overtake. Arteta should try his best and bring the title home this season.

Arteta boys will do everything possible to see that they secure this title this season. They have gone far, and still doing their possible best to see that they win this title. So definitely, I believe Arteta will not misused this opportunity he’ll do everything possible to see that everything is possible this season.

As for the points, 4 points isn’t really big and cuty will want to over take, but seriously Arsenal will not let it happen, I believe they’ll keep thier consistency to give more gaps on the table.

I'm already sensing danger Mikel Arteta and his boys should just buckle up their shoes or they will have themselves to blame and I don't really want that to happen I really wish them to win the English premier League title this season if not for anything but for the fact that Mikel Arteta has really gone through a lot to come this far because I'm certain this might be their last chance of coming this close to the league like I don't see them being this competitive comes next season so they gats do what they ought to have done to win the league this season and I hope to see them achieve that.

[Bigjoe33]

Arsenal going to finish 2nd again because they didn't fix the biggest hole in this team for years. If they don’t win any trophies this season, the fans will lose their patience. i can see it clearly while watching, they don't have a real playmaker. you bought many players for every other position this year but why didn't you buy someone for the most important spot? They hoped for Eze but it didn't work out. Havertz is not a real midfielder and Eze wouldn't be the solution anyway. We are tired of the same mistakes every year....

If for any reason arsenal fails to win the English premier league or any major trophy this season, their will be consequence. Mikel arteta and most of arsenal board members might leave the club, especially Mikel arteta, because to whom much is given, much is also expected, so Mikel arteta have no excuses to make if arsenal are not crown champions this season.
As it stands now, the league title race is still very open, but it would really be pathetic of arsenal if they fail to win the league this season, considering how long they have been leading the chart.

I used to back Arteta no matter what but this year it’s really on him. City looked levels above Arsenal this weekend. There's a massive difference in quality right now and if Arsenal don't close that gap, they're done.

I don't understand what you meant by if Arsenal doesn't close up the gap they are done, how do you want Arsenal to close up gap when they are the one leading the table already, all they need do now is to either maintain the point difference till the end of the season or better still increase the gap difference so that Manchester city won't over take them and I'm pretty sure Manchester city are excited and happy with Arsenal result yesterday I mean they should be because their chances are increasing.

I think what he meant was that they should close the gap in good player and quality else, city might come closer and take over the 1st position, offcourse, a team that lacks good play will begin to loose and then drop from the top. City played better and they won convincingly, while Arsenal struggled to win and later ended 1:1 draw.

And just like you pointed out, Arsenal really need to increase there points lead or just maintain it while city just remains behind, because anymore losing or draw will bring more tension to the boys and Maybe, they might begin to play more badly. I wish they go home celebrating at the end of the season, but how possible will that be if they don't win there matches consistently? Winning is all the need now to remain put

[Nheer]

Manchester City was inconsistent before but currently, they have increased their level of consistency and I believe they will continue winning their matches because this is how Pep Guardiola pattern is and that's how he always snatch the trophy from Arsenal. It's only if City become inconsistent that Arsenal can win the title or Arsenal should win the rest of their matches.

Four points difference isn't that big to overtake. Arteta should try his best and bring the title home this season.

Had it been Manchester City has been more consistent since they would have top Arsenal by now but since they  were struggling with some matches they are still lagging behind. Now they seem to be a better team but they are still not reliable as we all want that's why no one can say for sure if they are taking the lead from Arsenal. The performance this season has been to bad but with how they are playing now if they can maintain consistency then they should be able to close the gap even further. 4 points gap is not far but City needs to be at their best.

Arteta boys will do everything possible to see that they secure this title this season. They have gone far, and still doing their possible best to see that they win this title. So definitely, I believe Arteta will not misused this opportunity he’ll do everything possible to see that everything is possible this season.

As for the points, 4 points isn’t really big and cuty will want to over take, but seriously Arsenal will not let it happen, I believe they’ll keep thier consistency to give more gaps on the table.

They have started well but starting well winning a trophy is not about just starting but rather maintaining consistency all through the season from the beginning till the end. This is what Arsenal has always lacked over the years and this season they don't still seem like a team that has overcome that. They were about 9 points ahead and now it's reduced to 4 points which is not so far anymore. Arsenal needs to be careful else they will lose all the points.

[Rgram]

They have started well but starting well winning a trophy is not about just starting but rather maintaining consistency all through the season from the beginning till the end. This is what Arsenal has always lacked over the years and this season they don't still seem like a team that has overcome that. They were about 9 points ahead and now it's reduced to 4 points which is not so far anymore. Arsenal needs to be careful else they will lose all the points.

The lack of players on its bench for a complete player rotation without having to course strains on most of their first team players has always being Arsenal’s issue towards the end of the season and this has cost them trophies which they are well aware off. The worst thing for them is due to the fact that, they’ve got to perform at a high level across several leagues this season. Arsenal needs to watch it and pick at least 2 leagues to focus on so, they’ve don’t strain their players and end up losing these trophies to close contenders.

[Agbe]

Brentford's performance was stable. But arsenal's performance was weak. Arsenal's squad is very strong. They should have tried to dominate  from the beginning of the  match and played with  an attacking strategy. But arsenal's attacks were quite slow. This is one of  the reasons why they could not win this match. If arsenal had played with an  attacking strategy, maybe the match would have been more exciting and we would have seen more goals. If arsenal does not change their strategy in the upcoming matches, it will be  difficult for them to hold on to the top of the table.

The physical nature of the Brendford players was instrumental to their success in the game. They ensured that they didn't give Arsenal the space to engage in many attacking runs. They tried to attack but the Brentford defenders were up and doing. They ensured that the Gunner players were dispossessed of the balls.

The outcome of this game is a big blow to Arsenal because it has reduced the gap between Manchester City. Four points above City is risky. I just hope the Gunners will not experience the bad luck they have been facing for the past two seasons. 

Brentford has a tight defence and Arsenal did their best but they couldn't counter their defence. this game was a disappointment but most Arsenal fans are not feeling bad about it because Arsenal didn't lose the match but they forget that they needed to get those three points in order to keep increasing the gap between them and Manchester City but they failed to do that, their spot might be snatched.

[Dump3er]

The physical nature of the Brendford players was instrumental to their success in the game. They ensured that they didn't give Arsenal the space to engage in many attacking runs. They tried to attack but the Brentford defenders were up and doing. They ensured that the Gunner players were dispossessed of the balls.

The outcome of this game is a big blow to Arsenal because it has reduced the gap between Manchester City. Four points above City is risky. I just hope the Gunners will not experience the bad luck they have been facing for the past two seasons. 

Brentford has a tight defence and Arsenal did their best but they couldn't counter their defence. this game was a disappointment but most Arsenal fans are not feeling bad about it because Arsenal didn't lose the match but they forget that they needed to get those three points in order to keep increasing the gap between them and Manchester City but they failed to do that, their spot might be snatched.
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I disagree because now it is getting close to the final stages of this season and Arsenal knows that with every point they drop, Manchester City is going to raise the pressure and it could end in a dejavue. Arsenal could possibly hand over the championship to Manchester City in the last few weeks. They should rather do their job because I believe Manchester City is hyped and they will keep winnig.

[Iroh]

Mancester city are on a different level now, snatching the trophy from Arsenal is easy at this point because they are just three points away from them and if they can win their next match then they would be able to catch with them. if Arsenal are not careful they might not end up winning the title, they have worked really hard to get to this point it would be very disappointing if they lost to man city.

Yeah, Arsenal is now under more pressure as the gap between them and 2nd place Manchester city is slimmer. It would surely be crazy if what happened last season repeat itself and we'll see them drop to 2nd place at the end of the season. They've really worked so hard this time around and I really hope they can win the title this season.
It would definitely be disappointing if they lose the top spot. They know just how important it is to have wins and accumulate as much points as they can before the end of the season.  They'll need to dig in and defend the spot they're currently at.

[Son Of Blockchain (SOB)]

Brentford has a tight defence and Arsenal did their best but they couldn't counter their defence. this game was a disappointment but most Arsenal fans are not feeling bad about it because Arsenal didn't lose the match but they forget that they needed to get those three points in order to keep increasing the gap between them and Manchester City but they failed to do that, their spot might be snatched.

Maybe the Arsenal fans you know are not feeling bad but the ones I got as friends are not finding it funny, they feel Arteta should be sacked if they end up bottling the league again.
 Well Arsenal really tried their best to win that match, but I blame them for feeling too relaxed after they scored maybe they felt their defense would be too tough for Brentford but luck wasn't on their side. Losing that match gives Manchester City a big advantage cause the gap is very closer and would be easier for Manchester City to snatch their current spot.