As a neutral in the Premier League race for many years now, I would take Arsenal over the three others purely and simply because watching them play is more exciting and interesting to me. If you like watching beautiful football you like watching Arsenal. The sensible running of the club was born out of necessity after the colossal undertaking of Ashburton Grove, yet has been applied well and become yet another source of admiration from the rest of the league and Europe.

I know others will criticize and say they need to be more workmanlike a la Chelsea, or utilise counter attacks a la Man Utd but to me the romantic notion of creating something beautiful wins over stone-faced pragmatism every time. Here’s hoping they carry on and win it.

everyone saw the trouble liverpool had without torres this season. i think rooney and drogba are just as important to there teams.

man u did themselves proud with all the defensive problems though, as did chelsea with african cup.

i know arsenal will carry on fighting till the end! just hope chels or the mancs show some frailties. i’m certain the league will have a few more twists yet.

nice article by the way.

Wenger’s idea that he won’t change his team for anyone, that the opposition will have to adapt to stop Arsenal is admirable, but like we’ve said here, if he sticks to this mindset teams like Man Utd and Chelsea will keep beating arsenal in the same predictable ways. But after wednesday, arsenal’s run-in is free of the “big 4″, so i dont think theyre out of this title race just yet.

“Maybe they did have more possession, but football is about attack, defence, keeping possession when you need to – and results,” he responded. “You can’t just speak about possession. You have attack, defence, counter attack and keeping results. That is football.”

I couldn’t have put it better myself.

While I take your point regarding Song and Diaby, I still think Arsenal would benefit from another couple of proven internationals. The likes of Xabi Alonso or Samuel Eto’o would have been fantastic signings, although Wenger may have had nightmares about paying the sums involved in the deal took Eto’o to Inter.

Agree wtih John about the goalkeepers. Lehmann, Almunia, Fabianski and even Mannone earlier this season have all looked brilliant at times, but are always liable to that one costly error. But I doubt any of us would be surprised to see him stick with his youngsters rather than go and buy an established name.
And Jethro, it seems we share the same ideas. And it’s not even at the top end where the problems are, the mismanagement of finances at Portsmouth, an established Premiership club, that could lead to administration simply should not be happening.

Who are you kidding?…

For premierships best player, look a Wayne Rooney and Michael Essien, Torres, Drogba… etc etc..