Originally Posted by saber

The Napoli game was coming off of a shitstorm against Everton (which we really should have taken 3 points if we were on our game), which was also following a midweek Hull game that followed a reasonably good Cardiff fixture. It's just congestion at this point, every single player that walked out at the Etihad (save Feo) looked tired. Ramsey's engine is shot right now and needs a bit of a break, Ozil's still adjusting to the demands of the EPL, and Giroud is...well, Giroud. Lungbusting runs, but needs to finish, and he can only keep the line for so long.

This Chelsea game is going to be tough, and then we head to WHU (the throwaway game of this set of games) before going to Newcastle, who are in good form. VERY tough for the Gunners right now, but if we were claiming to be Championship material, this is the time to prove it.

Personally, I think our time is next year. We need just a little more quality in the striker department.