A Weaker Arsenal? In a crisis? Or the promise of promise?

Arsenal Weaker? In a crisis? Or the promise of promise?

Now all Arsenal fans are used to this, the word crisis is soon to be changed to the word Arsenal in the dictionary. The Georgian Arsenal the press will be writing tomorrow. The credit Arsenal The Times will be-moan. But is this just an example of the Labour induced ‘spin’ of the 21^st Century? Where papers need catchy headlines, where things can’t be grey, but only white or black? Where you’re either the greatest team on the planet since 1970 Brazil, or facing a relegation battle?

I look to explore what has changed from our team last year, the one on the brink of destruction that finished 3^rd with a record number of points.

Last seasons XI

Lehmann

Sagna

Toure

Gallas

Clichy

Hleb

Fabregas

Gilberto

Rosicky

Adebayor

Van Persie

Subs:

Almunia

Eboue

Senderos

Flamini

Walcott

Eduardo

Bendtner

Now lets look at this as a group compared to today, section by section.

Goal – Lehmann lost his place on lack of merit, and Almunia took it. Now, I’m not a fan of Almunia, he’s an averagely-good goalkeeper at best in my honest opinion, but the fact stands that after a complete season he is now looking better. Even if only marginally. Already we have improved on this area from last season, and during his second season as ‘Number 1’ he should carry on improving.

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