The beat Chelsea 3-0, but other than that there record was poor as pointed out.
English & CL Football [6th - 10th Mar 2010] **spoilers**
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The beat Chelsea 3-0, but other than that there record was poor as pointed out.
Oh, my bad I forgot about that
Why do I get the feeling that whatever Arsenal do it's never going to be enough, some people will ALWAYS find a reason to discredit Arsenal, it's quite immature sometimes :/
Its mainly because Arsenal /Wenger havent re-invested in top quality additions that the team / squad needs (and theoretically AW has the money for). You have great kids and some really promising stars in the making, but nigh on a whole squad of promise (apart from two or three aging stars) doesnt really cut it for where Arsenal should be
Just as Utd fans are angry at the £80m for Ronaldo which is theoretically available to SAF (and continually confirmed by the club) not reinvested in the team last summer
I'm immensely happy what Wenger has done, it's nigh on a miracle that he's stayed towards the top 3ish with not that much spending and the rewards will come in the long run. On the same day Portsmouth announced they were going into admininstration Arsenal announced massive profits, was a telling moment imo. The future looks excellent for the club, and it came at the expense of short term success I suppose
The mad spending is over and Arsenal's squad looks extremely, extremely promising over the next 5 years, where Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool will definitely need investment, can't knock what Wenger has created In my opinion, Fabregas, Arshavin, Vermaelen, RvP are all quality investments, obviously some for the long term, some for the now.
The mad spending is over and Arsenal's squad looks extremely, extremely promising over the next 5 years, where Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool will definitely need investment, can't knock what Wenger has created
In my opinion, Fabregas, Arshavin, Vermaelen, RvP are all quality investments, obviously some for the long term, some for the now.
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You have no worries on that one mate. With how we are playing, I'll be surprised if we finish in the top half.
LOL where to start with all those replies 
I'll only respond to the below
Quite frankly in hindsight looking back no Man Utd weren't the best team last season, had it not been for Rafa's 'facts' given the position Liverpool were in before and the run they put together after their mid-season implosion, as well as doing the double of both United and Chelsea, and getting two draw's against Arsenal and the thumpings they handed out to Villa and Blackburn in their run in I think it's quite obvious that Liverpool were the most impressive team last season and probably should have won the league
I'll only respond to the below
Quite frankly in hindsight looking back no Man Utd weren't the best team last season, had it not been for Rafa's 'facts' given the position Liverpool were in before and the run they put together after their mid-season implosion, as well as doing the double of both United and Chelsea, and getting two draw's against Arsenal and the thumpings they handed out to Villa and Blackburn in their run in I think it's quite obvious that Liverpool were the most impressive team last season and probably should have won the league
Because they were shown to be light years behind the two teams that have been leading the league for the majority of the season
simples
Manchester United were the best team last season.
I really don't understand this, the team that won the league, the best team over the course of the season, actually wasn't the best?
Ok, Liverpool were much better than Man Utd last season then. Suppose we've cleared that up
Have to say I'm finding it hard to believe you're not on a wind-up. If you're serious you've definitely got very different logic to most!
Liverpool were definitely not the best team last year, had some good spells of form where they were the best, but overall they weren't. Same with whoever loses it this season. The league title isn't about induvidual results, it's about 38 of them
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Isn't it a bit like the old Tortoise and Hare race and claiming the Hare was the best as it was faster in parts, and blew the Tortoise away. The Tortoise wins as it's the most consistent, i.e. better at the task in hand.
I'll get the old 'Gael' cliché out, it's a marathon not a sprint.
I'll get the old 'Gael' cliché out, it's a marathon not a sprint.
Which can come at very favourable times for some and very unfavourable times for others
Generally the team that wins the league ends up doing very well against those teams around them but I'm sorry when Arsenal quite frankly get taught lessons in football by both United and Chelsea no sane person can possible say that they're better and if they're not better than United or Chelsea then they're not the best team in the league therefore do not deserve to win the league
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it depends...what u classify as the best... do you mean the most consistent who got the most points overall
or the absolute best team - who could beat any other team and a single loss was just an abboration?
there is a huge difference between the two..
The best team is the team that wins the league, they were the best over the course of the season.
Or are the tables wrong?
If you mean who plays the best football, or is in the best form, that's different.
The best team, is the team that at the end of the season is top.
Whilst in a different competition surely a team who losses at home to a team in the THIRD tier of English football can't be called the best either?
Or if Fulham win at Old Trafford, surely they will have School'ed Man Utd in both games...
Whilst we lost at Ashburton Grove against Man Utd, I don't think anyone can say the corresponding result at Old Trafford was a fair one, so it's not as if we were outplayed both times.
Or if Fulham win at Old Trafford, surely they will have School'ed Man Utd in both games...
Whilst we lost at Ashburton Grove against Man Utd, I don't think anyone can say the corresponding result at Old Trafford was a fair one, so it's not as if we were outplayed both times.
The team at the top, with the most points is the best team come the end of the season.
The other teams weren't good enough over the course of the season.
Simples.
Teams hit form at different times, Liverpool for example hit form at the end of last season.
The other teams weren't good enough over the course of the season.
Simples.Teams hit form at different times, Liverpool for example hit form at the end of last season.