The main thing

Yep unfortunately (Spurs fan here) Arsenal are looking extremely good. It's like the players looked at Leicester last season and even Spurs to a degree and completely upped their game and giving everything on the pitch whereas previous times they weren't as committed to the cause.

With every game you are winning you are gaining momentum and good form.

Add that to your really good squad and you are my tip for the league. I think you do need to improve performances in the big games but if your momentum continues that should happen anyway.

Man Utd and Spurs will be the big tests.
If we can beat Mourinho at Old Trafford then I will start believing there is something special with this team.

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Arsenal - 90% possession, 0 shots on target.

We're in great form at the wrong time, injuries permitting we should be able to keep this up into the tough fixtures we have in November bit that's historically been our worst month in most seasons

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Sick of you deluded AKBeebs

Ramsey's injury has inspired the team to greatness, we should drop him, sell him, or hit him with a bus

Whenever Giroud is dropped we start playing better. Happened last season and this season. Then the injuries kick in and we start playing Giroud again, once he goes from being fresh to tired he is rubbish.

As for CM, Coq and Santi is clearly our best pairing but they will need to miss some games through resting them and injuries. I see Elneny as a more natural replacement for Coq and Ramsey for Santi. Xhaka comes somewhere in between imo but I dont think he should be used as a defensive player. He has a good pass and shot on him but is a little slow atm. Hopefully with a little time he will speed up his thought and reaction times. Hes not the fastest and improved positioning might help.

I think the ability to play a higher line has been crucial. I was one of the first to bemoan the predictable slow build up but this season, Wenger has got it right (minus the lack of preparation vs Liverpool).

Playing further up means we have been able to win the ball quicker and closer to the opponent's third and our passing also seems much faster. Sanchez up top has been a revelation I did not see coming at all and the good news is that he is not inclined to try dribbling past 3 players any more

All in all, this team is finally playing closer to it's true potential. The real test is whether we can keep it up for the season and show flexibility in tactics against opponents who sit deep (e.g. Burnley where we were lucky) and the bigger teams in Europe and the league who can punish us more for being as expansive as we have been.