New Season, Same old story for Arsenal!!

Don't be sorry, Arsenal is the only top club in England which fits the Financial Fair Play. And if you look at them from this perspective, they are the real champions of England. As for how they played, I have seen the game, and yes, they seemed clueless, but the season is still young and the new players, who are from real quality, need to adapt to the way Arsenal plays. Santi Cazorla is a fantastic player, you will realize this as the season will progress. Podolski can be a real asset, with the condition that Wenger will manage to make him feel very important to the team, he needs to feel that he is a prince, like his nickname says. If he feels good, he will play good, if not, he will be a huge disappointment. Giroud can be a deadly striker also, but he needs also a bit of time to adapt. As for the trophies, it will be very hard to win something, but nothing is impossible. Anyhow, you should be proud that Arsenal is somewhat different from City, Chelsea, QPR and still they are finishing in the top half of the table.

When I saw that Arsenal was playing a team I didn't even know, I thought Arsenal would win. When I saw a 0-0 tie I thought Uh-Oh! I'm so sorry. ps. what is a sitter?

I have to agree with you. One thing I find frustrating is the way Arsenal players play as if nothing were at stake! One doesn't seem to see players who put in 110% of their effort in any game. They tend to hold on to ball for too long, allowing their opponents enough time to close up the gap before trying to move into the eighteen yard box of their opponents, or the opponents will take the ball away from them. I repeat, this is highly frustrating! I look at the statistics of Arsenal's match against Sunderland. The team had more than twenty shots on goal with only three or four on target! Sunderland had about eight shots on goal with two on target. Which team was more efficient! One feels the arrival of Poldoski, Giroud and Cazorla is good news. However, the players have to wake up from slumber and begin to run fast because this season's competition is going to be tough indeed. Otherwise, the team may be in the bottom half of the table by the end of the season.

Sad to say that it looks as if it's heading that way. Even Wenger rues the departure of Van Persie, so it is obviously for all to see how influential that one player is to Arsenal. I think without Van Persie last season, Arsenal would have been languishing below mid-table. It is because of his heroics that Arsenal could finish so high in the league table. Now that he is gone (and Alex Song too), and with replacements that doesn't seem to be up to the mark, I think Arsenal can kiss the League Cup goodbye again this season (and perhaps even a Champions League spot). Sorry for the brutal assessment, but that seems to be the crux of the situation at the moment. Fortunately, a draw isn't as bad as Liverpool's thrashing to West Brom.

Yes, it is in fact Arsenal lost two great players, but they managed to bring three great players to Arsenal. Beginning his third season as the player has played against Sunderland, but the results have not been satisfactory in reaching. Only Santi Cazorla seen playing well while Podolski and Giroud has not shown his best game. I think you do not immediately denounce that they can not replace the role of two players out. Remember! they are new players still need to adapt to the situation of the team and the league situation. To issue the title this year may not be a red Arsenal title.

Arsenal have been on a slow decline for the last couple fo years and I beleive this year is the year they go from a contentder to a higher Mid stable team, maybe top 8. They continue to lose players without bringing better or same level stars in, seems like they are content with going backwards, they have lost their name as a top team so they are going to have to depend on young stars of the future who will most likely want to leave if interest from top teams come in.