Can Arsenal stay in contention for the title or will fatigue and injuries come at the cost? | | Arsenal

MeWhen the break starts to go your way, it’s a good sign. Aaron Ramsdale knew that, judging by his fist pump reaction. Patrick Bamford Penalty Miss at Elland Road. Mikel Arteta almost certainly did, if his visible ecstasy when he saw Leeds rightly deny another goal in stoppage time is any measure. Arsenal lucked out on his second tricky away mission in his 72 hours, and each time he avoided a banana peel the feeling that he was on to something extra increased.

Their 9 wins in 10 top league matches confirms that impression. It was Arsenal’s best start to the Premier League season, surpassing the Invincibles’ 2003 tally by one point and the strongest overall of his season’s challenges of 118. Even the most exhausted person in the cohort can have their eyes lit up. Every week, Arteta is asked to run a rabbit and announce that his team is in the title race. Already cautious in public, he never hangs red meat like that, but if they maintain this form, the question becomes redundant.

can they do that? A four-point lead could be overhauled in less than a week, but we feel it’s enough to allow debate.October always seems like the month to set a realistic tone for Arsenal. I was.But they’ve won all five so far, beating the markers they need spurs When liverpool Thrillingly, and the end of the tightrope walk is near.

A World Cup suspension seems like an obvious point for a full assessment. He’s only played four more times in the Premier League for Arsenal by then, and if he can keep up this pace by the 14th game, he won’t fly under the radar. Southampton and Nottingham Forest hold little anxiety over his next fortnight, and boxing his final opponents before his day, Wolves, could be seen as well, unless the new manager’s bounce seeps into Molyneux. There is a nature. A visit to Stamford Bridge on November 6th might get things interesting. If Arteta can better Graham his Potter, Arsenal will answer most of the related questions with: The moment your eyes switch to Qatar.

One doubt remains until next year. Arsenal were due to host Manchester City on Wednesday until a rescheduled Europa League match against PSV Eindhoven took precedence. It may not be necessary to beat Guardiola’s team, but the reality is not so simple: Arsenal should have won when they met at the Emirates Stadium on New Year’s Day, but it’s back to modern times. , is missing. They haven’t won that fixture in the league in his seven years and feel like the final frontier to potential greatness.

Arteta wouldn’t mind the postponement. While Arsenal played glorious football, Martin Odegaard’s threading killer passed through to both sides of Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus set the rickety tempo up front and a reborn Granito Xhaka. runs through midfield.

Thin team: He complained that he could only play 16 senior outfielders Bodø/Glimt last Thursday Still, I could hardly point to an inflated list of injuries. Jesus was excused from the journey, but Arteta ideally would have left others at home as well. The possibility of mistakes such as handballs is increasing.

A visit from City may have fully exposed a rift that Leeds could not pry open. When asked to perform twice a week he’s full He’s on tilt Few teams can operate but the concern is if they’re teetering now they’re going to keep doing the same thing another month is too much. If PSV can be seen off, the Arsenal man would be saved if he could leave the final group stage match against FC Zurich to those who wanted to. Once blessed with enviable defensive power, the rest of Arteta’s first-choice side picks themselves: losing some of their front six to extended spells puts them at the edge of their game. A close-knit nature may be released.

This could improve in the January transfer market, with funding for the tier Arteta needs if the maximum prize money is deemed achievable. Perhaps he and his conditioning staff will find skill and chance navigating a campaign with no big-name absences other than an injury to Emile Smith Rowe. Sounds possible. A combination of luck and talent has won many title races.