And it turns out our predictions were wrong. ha ha ha I was really surprised when I saw the final result of Arsenal vs West Ham 0 - 2. Arsenal lost.
The fact that these end results catch us by surprise so often also shows how unpredictable the Premier League is. In the last few weeks I really have been wrong countless of times with my picks and that had mostly to do with the games in which the favorites won against the inferior teams. Today it was Manchester United against Nottingham Forest, but then there was of course Arsenal against West Ham. But there have been several games recently where this became evident.
I sometimes want to be more bold with my picks, but every time I think that there is no chance it would end like that. But it does quite often. Should be taking more risks at times.
And apparently it doesn't stop there, mate. In fact, at the end of this year, yesterday Arsenal also lost to Fulham 2 - 1. Isn't this really worrying? after being in the top standing position for so long and in the end having to plunge to 4th place at Arsenal? Even if we look at the mid-season match, Arsenal's performance has declined quite a bit... I don't know what will happen in Arsenal's next EPL match against Crystal Palace, where their opponents often give strong surprises and are difficult to beat. Hemmm, this will really test Arsenal's abilities again, whether they have recovered or are still the same.
The game against Fulham was just the culmination of the bad times that they are going through. They got 4 points out of their last 5 games, so out of 15 points they got 4. I think this pretty much sums up what's going on with them. It is not just this one bad game, it is looking bad for them.
But it is surprising that they are facing these challenges so early in the season already. They could just show their best and win their games. Or I wonder whether it could be a quality issue. Do they really have the top players required to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool?