Can Arsenal win the Premier league? Jamie Carragher does NOT think so!

I'm not so sure I don't think they are much better defensively because actually we're talking about a team going from maybe the third best defense to the best at the moment And could that small difference make a difference Of course But we're talking about a team that's going from almost the second best attack to sixth and even one of the stats is eleventh Now we still just want to be a third of the way through the season Now I think if Arsenal continue like this and if this is the Arsenal we're going to see this season I don't think they can win the league I really don't because I think so many games come down to the wire and sometimes that game can go against you You think of the Ramsdale mistake the big chance that Brentford also had in the second half So those games that are 1-0 can easily go 1-0 against you And for me when we're talking about a different Arsenal we can see it through the stats but everyone can see it with their eyes It's not the same fluidity the same pace energy or creating chances You can see that I don't actually think it's anything tactical When I watch Arsenal I'm still seeing the same things and Schenko is moving into midfield Declan Rice has come in for Thomas Partey but Thomas Partey was outstanding at this stage certainly last season and Declan Rice has been outstanding Actually in midfield I'd say they're more offensive because when you think of last season it was Granit Xhaka who played that kind of high left number eight role And he was almost a midfielder playing an attacking role That was Trossard over the weekend At times we've seen Havertz in that position So at times they've actually been more offensive But the reason I don't think they are as fluid I just think individually the attacking players have been average this season Whereas Martinelli Xhaka and Jesus were on absolute fire last season Odegaard was right up there with Kevin De Bruyne last season I know he's had a few injury issues but when we actually look at the stats Well all four players you mentioned Jamie hit double figures last season And I suppose the best way to sort of compare is by minutes per goal And you can see actually it's gone up for every single player there So none are scoring at the same rate as they did last season Can Arsenal actually win the league I know the fans want it It's been 20 years too long I think when you break it down there are reasons to be optimistic I think there are reasons to be pessimistic I think there are reasons to believe that Arsenal can go all the way at least to the last game of the season and run it to the wire Now just because we finished second last season doesn't mean we're necessarily the second best team in England And it doesn't mean that how the season went last year will happen the same way this year We all know you know I would say City are the top team You've got Liverpool lurking You know the media was saying Tottenham so they've got to be throttled into it as well I believe there's reasons to be optimistic And Mikel Ortega I'm sure internally they will never tell us publicly but I think the players have to be dreaming of it There have to be fresh wounds still fresh in the memory of how last season ended And although we didn't go into the season expecting to win a title there's no doubt about it It was a missed opportunity It was an opportunity of a lifetime One that you can't guarantee will necessarily be there this season We currently sit first in the table I don't look at the league table The only time the league actually matters in terms of rankings is in May when you play 38 games And there's a lot of volatility There have been a lot of shocking results already Us actually beating the title holders in Manchester City recently which was the last time we did that people when it mattered I mean Gary Neville seems to think we can win it And somewhat to directly add to Jamie Carragher's comments but with a slight difference He has basically mentioned as you can see in front of me that actually the fact that we' ve become more boring and maybe less entertaining on the eye could actually be a benefit You know what they say defense wins titles So I don't think he's necessarily wrong in that regard We' ve actually on the topic of defenses Faced the fewest shots on target in the Premier League this season with 28 Manchester City are second with 35 It's unsurprising well surprisingly better yet You've got Everton with 47 and Crystal Palace with 47 So it shows that we're building a solid foundation But when you see the team ranked third and fourth Probably can't read too much into it But we are improving defensively as I said with the various metrics And defence wins titles Our first defender is our attacker And we're showing a willingness to do that Potentially there's an over -reliance on Bukayo Sakho but some people say he's having a slow season The numbers are there in terms of goals and assists to suggest he's doing what needs to be done Maybe he's dying by the high standards he's previously set Maybe this over-reliance on him could work against us as you can see because only two players have created more chances than him in the Premier League this season Arsenal have also kept the most clean sheets away from home in the Premier League since the start of last season We have 14 people Manchester United Manchester City and Fulham have eight Brentford and Palace also have seven Now I would like to know the clean sheets at the Emirates I mean the clean sheet of the season was against Manchester City Saliba absolutely locked up Haaland So it is what it is And we've done all right away from home Even though you know you look at the game against Chelsea you look at the defeat to Newcastle you look at how were eliminated from the cup by West Ham You look at when we lost the Lens in the Champions League you know probably the Emirates has been a happier home But I do think like last season We're a lot more professional away from home I would say the biggest issues would obviously be I'm sure a lot of you have seen the Sky Sports statistics people Again we've improved so much off the ball I think off the ball in the middle third and defensive third we're one of the best in Europe But goals win games And I don't think we're performing well in that aspect Last season were second in goals This season we're sixth Open play goals Last season were second This year we are 11th So maybe there's an over-reliance on crosses and set pieces And actually it's making the impact off the bench people Shots Last season were fifth This season we're sixth So maybe even though we looked more fluid last season and we 're scoring more goals maybe the picture has always been here But it was a different kind of talking point from last year In defense were third last season This season we're first For shots faced we remain second people This season is 8.5 Last season it was nine XG against were third last season This season we're first XG difference were third And now we're second So that does show an improvement But ultimately goals win games And if we could start to look a bit more fluid and marry that with stronger defensive foundations In my opinion we might be onto something special folks So yeah man let me know your thoughts And again I would love to win the Premier League title We're in the business for trophies The players want to do it The manager wants to do it Lord knows we fans have been waiting Some Arsenal fans haven't even seen us win the league title And I don't believe the Emirates will truly feel like home until we win a major honour Whether that is the Prem or we're a long way away from winning the Champions League but the Champions League But as I said I want to run it all the way And if it's something we look back on in May we say we gave it as good as we got We couldn 't have done anything different Then I think we have to admit it If it's like last season or the one before where we missed out on Champions League football To go with last season missing out on the Prem where we've shot ourselves in the foot again I'd be disappointed There 's no shame in losing to Manchester City In a game of football let alone a league title But it's how you do it No matter how we look at it Manchester City is great as they are Take nothing away from that club Pep Guardiola and everyone else involved But we had an opportunity of a lifetime in our hands last season One that might not necessarily be here this year To take advantage And were unable to do so Hopefully this season is better Let me know your thoughts Can Arsenal win the Premier League Now it's a question that I don't think anyone can give a definitive yes or no I think there's reasons to be optimistic I think there are reasons to be pessimistic Now when you de-pick Arsenal Football Club under Mikel Arteta there has been a lot of money spent I do think one hand if we're not trying to aspire to get towards City or pick City to a Premier League title or do what they're doing and more What are we really in this business for Again we have finally returned to the Champions League I don't just want to be a club that qualifies just for the sake of it But we need to remember the attraction that brings in buying players and such And obviously the money that comes from that allows us to buy players pourrait like Declan Rice And these players who can change our fortunes and make an instant impact beyond our wildest expectations Now I don't think it's something where for me personally context is key I wouldn't sit here and say to sack Mikel Arteta if we don't win a major honour That isn't me defending him blindly or saying maybe we should keep him And it's not my job to answer this but I don't know who the manager coming in is I do think you know while we've been patient for over 20 years And I know it's frustrating and I'm not using it as a cop-out we need to remember the belly of the beast and it is a gradual process I am not making excuses But we do have young players When you're looking at winning a league title let alone a league title against City again when the season plays out it might be something completely different But for me in August you need to sit there and be targeting 90 points Do Arsenal have the ability to get 90 points But do we have the consistency To get over 38 games collectively and individually I believe you know we've got to aspire for that We've got to give it all the way But in my heart I don't believe we can I think there are too many questions really and truly And I'm only saying that you know Arsenal in isolation what we're doing what we're developing what we're brewing you know it is great But if we're looking up the road Not really up the road but up the road against City they've got confirmation over players Yes last season we scored 80-odd goals You know this season We've got 20 But chance creation and chance conversion if you're trying to win a league title it needs to go up a level in my honesty I think we're a dramatically improved defensive side specifically this season so far and obviously last season But do we defend to the capabilities of a Premier League champion at this moment in time I don't believe we are I think we're moving in the right direction Please listen to what I'm saying people because I think we've improved a lot defensively But we still have that brain fart Of course sometimes things go wrong things don't go your way And there's been games you know we do have a new mentality We never give up until the end And we 've seen that throughout the last two years specifically against Brentford and Man Utd We get those games done But we still have that tendency to be emotional We need to be a bit more boring a bit more cerebral have that game management It's easier said than done But find the goals and put Brentford to the sword rather than the last-minute winner Not have those brain farts in the last two games we've actually played At home to Man Utd actually Don't shoot ourselves in the foot against Chelsea because while it was a dramatic and a courageous comeback were probably very fortunate To pick up a point really because based on the 70-odd minutes before we got back in it weren't there We shot ourselves in the foot against Spurs in front of Newcastle I think we actually did all right in the defensive at Middleford Ultimately when it comes to putting in the ball in the back of the net We were unable to do that VAR or not So when I'm looking while I like what the club's doing when I look at things of that ilk people It does make me somewhat pessimistic about the Premier League title You know I want to win the league Minimum we need to get Champions League football again In my opinion A top-three finish of course I would like first or second get to the latter stages of the Champions League And I actually believe you know when you go through our squad It's easier said than done but we're getting to that point where we need game-changers Saliba a breath of fresh air a game- changer Declan Rice A game-changer Pakaio Saka a game -changer You know how many players of that kind do we have in the squad I would say those three In particular they are part of that standard Like you can build a team around that You look at the Arsenal sides that have won league titles not everybody was world-class But they were game-changers You look at Chelsea Manchester United the City team there are game-changers I would say if as I said Saliba Rice and Saka for me they're up here to a slight degree a little tier below Odegaard he's gone off the world But the man's amazing He's central to our creativity central to what we do off the ball Gabriel Jesus is of that ilk in his own ways Zinchenko and Tomiasu have also been thrown in there He might not be a main player per se obviously with injuries Jorginho is central We're bringing something to what we're doing Thomas Partey brings something to what we're doing Please don't underestimate Gabriel big Gabriel at centre-half really really and truly And what he's been doing really But despite that I think there are reasons to be optimistic and again we need to go challenge all the way I actually don't think Jamie Carragher is wrong and I think it's some interesting talking points that Gary Neville has provided people But for me you know we shoot ourselves In the foot There's no shame in losing out to last season's Manchester City with Pep Guardiola and they're great players and they hadiser history with the treble But despite how good they are we know in our hearts we bottled it We had it in our hands and we crumbled That naivety is still there Now old habits die hard You know the season is a long season and I'm waiting for us to go up the levels But as I just said with the Spurs e Fulham and the Chelsea game those mistakes the good bad and the ugly essentially in those games we're there against West Ham we're there against Liverpool and things like that I do like our way of doing things I do like our defensive improvements I do like that grit and determination and managed to get a result when things haven't Gone your way Those are things that are part of a squad that wins a title really and truly And when you look at it I think the best thing in life It is to write things down Excuse my poor handwriting but you know for the one of this video I was trying to articulate all my thoughts So if I start with why in my heart I believe we can't win a league title and I'm not saying to give up on such people We need to keep going I think there's a lack of depth and sentiment You know I do think if everyone 's bit Partey Odegaard Declan Rice that's it but at this moment in time Odegaard's gone off the boil Declan Rice is the only one that gives you more answers than questions The only questions you have about Declan Rice How good can you be Because you 're a very good player How good can you really get When Arteta gets to work with you and you know Make you a bit more refined in the final third how good will Declan Rice be I like Jorginho He's been there done it and wore the T-shirt But if we're looking at him to play 20-odd games you know the game he came off the bench against Spurs when the midfield was open for all his good games Manchester City Newcastle you kind of sign up for those results I think Gabriel Jesus to go back to what I was saying earlier is central to this system And can be part of a squad that can win major honours and we need to tap into that experience definitely for some of his younger teammates But we've taken a squad player from City And tried to make him kind of the guy and I'm not trying to belittle Jesus Ultimately are you going to get enough goals Can you get us goals that turn defeats into draws What woulddü we be if we had materiał 20 30-year -old goal-scoring specialists in the squad on top of being able to create chances Because as I've said in previous videos I don't necessarily think it's as black and white as we get another striker and Bob' s your uncle We need to create Obviously There are low blocks Some of our attackers haven't really been fit and firing They 've gone off the boil I do think because of what Arteta is demanding off the ball We've taken a bit of a hit in the final third And actually how often have we seen Saka Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus start together really There's a lot of volatility As I've said in a previous video Martinelli a great player had a great season last year but that was his first year in terms of double numbers the Premier League Same as Odegaard Saka has done it for two years Saka has somewhat bet on him I don't know if Odegaard and Martinelli They are going to do that again I don't know if Jesus is going to return a certain amount of goals Ultimately the hardest thing to do in football is to make the right decision But I'd say the hardest thing is to score goals And yes as I said we' ve got 80-odd last year We've got 20 or so this year On the face of it I don't think it 's an issue but if you're watching our games you know of course Teams are going to set up like this but we're not the first or the last team that is going to have to play against low blocks Why would teams want to set up To allow us to do our thing So I don't know if we have enough depth He's not even really and truly he's not fit and firing and moving amazing but he's still producing results same as Declan Rice and Saliba and a couple of other players How many players can I say that about players in the starting 11 or the 20-odd squad 20-man-odd squad I'm not trying to belittle I'm not trying to pour cold water I think there's a lot of likeable players I think there 's a lot of players that can contribute But how many did Liverpool have when they won the title We're probably still there at the team now How many have Manchester City got even those that can't start We know we're not Manchester City but this is what we're up against really and truly We' re bringing a knife to a gunfight essentially and I just think there 's a hole in midfield really and truly I think defensively we've got some decent options going forward We could improve but we 've got some decent options There 's not enough confirmation around central midfield that people that are I'm going to play in place of Declan Rice or with Declan Rice if I'm completely honest I do think we need more variety to our game I do think it can become a bit predictable and as a manager you've got to be ever ever evolving and I do think Mikel Arteta is trying to do that I don' t know how we're going to navigate e tail end of the season because I hope it 's third time lucky but when we lost out to Spurs for top four and obviously when we lost out on the Premier League last year to City It was that tail end There were games that were frustrating and dropped points before but it was the tail end of the season where ultimately we failed really and truly and we need to get out of爆炸 that habit if I'm completely honest As I said when the season is played it's completely different but in August I'm always looking at 90-odd points I genuinely think you need to be aiming for that to beat a Manchester City side However the season plays out and whatever does it does it Are we a team right now That can probably get 90 points I don't necessarily believe that and can we stop shooting ourselves in the foot because I like the fact that we' ve got one L this season or two Ls or three Ls actually all in three different competitions against West Ham United Newcastle United and who else did we lose against מן Lens in the Champions League And if you can' t win don't lose As I said across the season you 're not going to be perfect for 38 games There's not going to be 38 amazing games I'm not asking for that and I do like the mentality when things have gone wrong to either get a result like against United and Brentford towards the end to snatch something Against Chelsea for example but we still shot ourselves in the foot Again hindsight's a wonderful thing Had we turned up as the football club we could and how we played this season Would the result of Stamford Bridge have gone the way it did Maybe it did maybe it didn't and obviously there were individual mistakes and things and even in that game Zinchenko and Jorginho on the transition I'm not trying to target them because they're two very good players but they have weaknesses and ultimately that makes us weaker Against Fulham We didn't start the game well were good for the middle part three minutes before the end of the game we switched off from a set piece Against First obviously we didn't kill the game When we should have taken the chances in the first half and converted them In the second half we're probably a bit fortunate on top of switching off defensively that we got something out of that game really So we need to probably fix up again the Newcastle game I think that was a missed opportunity because it's one where I don't necessarily think we deserve to lose if I'm hones But we didn't create enough The Brentford game really and truly a draw was the fair result but in life everything isn't fair we got things done so we probably need to be A bit more boring than what we're seeing with our eyes and a bit more cerebral and just take care of business slaughter teams and smell blood Even the Sheffield United game we batted them But wasn't it 1-0 at half time and the second half we slaughtered them we need to chase that illusion of being perfect over 90 minutes By no stretch of the imaginatio It's City in full form or Liverpool but they've got the luxury of being where we' re aspiring to be Defensively I think we 've improved I think we're one of the bes Defensive teams in the Premier League I think we 've improved dramatically defensively but are we defending and it's not just the defenders our first attacker is whoever is in goal our first defender Whoever is up front is the one Do we defend necessarily like a team that 's going to win the Premier League because while we 're doing well for clean sheets and definitely clean sheets away from home and all defensive metrics we still have this element of brain farts now people are human this is football mistakes happen etc but we need to eradicate that as I said the games need to be A bit less traumatic we just turn up win the game look convincing and go home but football isn't always that As I always say I think we're an improved defensive side but not necessarily A good one at the risk of sounding like a hypocrite people and then again I just think there's a lot of unanswered questions like Zinchenko I think he's Partially done at times but ultimately you know in the final third you know I mean in the defensive third there' s errors there you know Jesus is great but sometimes we need a striker To put the ball in the back of the net you know purple patch players like Eddie Nketiah Fabio Vieira and many others Trossart isn't quite that But Trossart's found a good running forward are they able to maintain it you know with the exception of Trossart are the others that I've named able to maintain this level of consistency and make the difference there's a lot of volatility in people like Martinelli who hasn't really been bagging this season goals win games and we need to kind of do that really you know God forbid But you know if you take Saliba out that side Gabriel out that side a couple of others we don't look like the same team Now injuries happen we have to get on with it If I'm completely honest with you as I said and as well I think Mikel Arteta can evolve this side can we have different ways of playing which we played slightly different from last season But in terms of goal scoring you know I like the patience I like that word patient we can't go down the right we go down the left but I do think we need that healthy element of ruthlessness and being a bit more direct really and we have shown we can do that on occasion it was direct at Brentford where I have Art scored we did that against Sevilla We did that against City indirectly we did that against Chelsea so that I guess that's something in that regard for people to kind of be positive about I don't Jacques has been replaced enough I think there 's a big hole in the midfield you keep seeing a revert back to midfield I think we've got a lot of good players but a majority of them Purple patch players are only a few in this squad and I think only a couple will maintain their form for about 28 of the 38 Premier League games win lose or draw If I'm completely honest as I said I think there's a lot of drama to our games even the ones we win but then again reasons to be optimistic 두 번째는 번역되지 않았습니다 We've got a long way to improve defensively but I think we're improving a lot defensively if we can marry that with getting a couple of midfield options and being more ruthless in front of goal Looking like a team that can really Burger the gears in an offensive sense then I think to a degree we could potentially be unstoppable or reallyleri this you know this Manchester City team which you know It's unfair that they' re in this league because really no one can beat them but give them a decent fight towards winning the Premier League or run it to the last game of the season Really and truly that 's it for me really if I'm completely honest I do think there's a lot of experience you know Zinchenko and Jesus have won titles Jorginho and Havнтz They have won trophies Odegaard In this young squad there's a lot of transferable experience that a lot of these players can give and obviously the last two seasons have been filled with a lot of positivity But it's also ended quote unquote negatively for what we 've aspired to so I do think that the players that were here you know the best feeling you can learn from is regret because you can't do anything about it so when we've sat there in the dressing rooms and not had the seasons that we've wanted or not been able to take advantage of what's been throw Our way that can be used as a fuel and I do believe in the manager Mikel Arteta don't back a man blindlessly and things like that and if I praise you I will ask questions but I do think there are reasons to be optimistic just for me I just feel there's more reason as to why we won't win the league do not get it twisted though I need to be fighting For that Premier League regardless people and that 's what makes it more frustrating because you've seen we all know City will go up their levels as the season goes on but imagine where we would loo If we got something out of the Newcastle game a draw of three points if we didn't shoot ourselves in the foot against Spurs Chelsea and Bullen where we should have won all three of those games and taken nine points where would we be now again not everyone's going to be perfect over 38 games I don 't think there's a manager in the Premier League that will say Even if they won 38 games that they've been perfect but you know these are the elements so I think we're developing something well but I still think we're a bit short ultimately Of course I hope to be wrong and as I said we need to be going all the way let me know your thoughts people comment like subscribe do you think Arsenal will or can win the league Do you think we're short Where do you think we're short Let me know your thoughts people It'd be a boring world if we all thought the same So I welcome all differences of opinions Don't forget to subscribe hit the like button turn on your notification bell stay safe stay blessed one love