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into the red's avatar

It's always jam tomorrow with Pedro. For the last five years, and probably the next too. Putting dropped points down to 'luck' is feeble sauce. There are plenty of reasons we are all too well aware of, and clinging on to a straw called luck is just ignoring them. As is your misleading stats about who is leading the race in November, because you miss out the crucial point that none of those early leaders who then folded led by five points. In fact of the few who have led by five points this early they all went to win it. So it's Liverpool's to lose, and just assuming they will fold at some point is wishful thinking. Sure, they might, but I wouldn't bank on it. We will recover of course, but the league, even for the top four is far more competitive than the last two years when Arsenal were able to mount a clear challenge. What we do know is that we have a thin squad which struggles when a key player is absent, despite the £800m spent or whatever it was. We don't score enough, we haven't got a plan B and Arteta is a one system man. We'll see, but no doubt there are plenty of twists and turns to come. But sticking to the 'project' script is a mug's game. There is no script. That, in a way, is the beauty of the game.

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Cannonball Kicker's avatar

I am not as hopeful for glory this season but indeed it is too early to call. This post has given me the hopium I needed. We didn't win but we also didn't lose!

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