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Arsenal expectations
I think at some point Arsenal fans need to recognise that expectations change as the season plays out. That point for Arsenal was probably around November when it was pretty clear they were fully challenging for the title and Man City with Haaland weren’t quite the all powerful football smashing machine we thought. That’s the point where the talk of “at the start of the season we just hoped for top four” should have ended but to still be regurgitating this in March is ridiculous.
So why are they doing it? The answer to that is obvious, it’s a defence mechanism, if you don’t get your hopes up then they can’t be dashed so badly. Which is fine but it’s just not reality. Anyone would think Arsenal are 5 points behind with 13 games left let alone 5 points ahead. Your hopes should be up, Arsenal’s performances up until now have warranted that. From what I’ve seen of a couple of dodgy calls they should really be further ahead, would you have your hopes up then or still set on only achieving Champions League football because that was the goal in August? If Arsenal are two points ahead with a vastly superior goal difference heading into the final day will the fans just be saying “we’ve secured top four and that was the original goal so it doesn’t really matter how today goes”?
Now I’ve closely witnessed these battles with Man City and it’s feasible they’ll win all 13 remaining games leaving Arsenal basically needing to win their other 12. That’s a very tall order and no disgrace if they don’t make it. Or they might not and 88-90 points wins the title. In that case Arsenal are 100% in this race and you will/should be 100% disappointed if you don’t win it. Not one single Arsenal fan will be pleased to have made the top four if they lose this title when it was there for the taking. A similar opportunity might not come around for a long time.
Jim, Norwich
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