And we start with the ultimate bullshit of "unconvincing". 3 weeks ago the same people were talking about how incredibly good Arsenal was improving from their last season success. Not every win is pretty. The capacity to win in difficult grounds, something we've done at Villa Park, the Stadium of Light and City ground, is key in an extremely competitive league like the PL. 9 points where we took 2 last season. "Why don't Arsenal look like champions"? This is exactly like champions look like. Like a team that find solutions to very difficult games improving their last season results. Arsenal is 10-0-1 this season, playing 7/11 games outside of home, including 4 games in a row on the road, which resulted in the only defeat of the season. We know have to play 5 out of the next 7 games outside of home including Bayern, Liverpool and Newcastle, 3 very difficult grounds. 12 games away out of 18 including Villa Park, Stadium of Light, City ground, Anfield, Allianz Arena, St James and the American Express to start the season.

In football, you’re only as good as the problems you can solve on the pitch. Talent and tactics make a difference, but none work for each of the 50+ games of the season. The best teams are the ones that adapt, find the answer required in the field, and create the one or two moments needed to score one more goal than their opposition.