1/3 of all games played and it seems Arsenal, Man. City and Liverpool are very close not only on where they are at the table, but also regarding performances throughout the 13 games.
Do you think this will be a tight race all the way to May?
If not which team do you expect to fall out of the title race and why?
(fair to say Villa and Spurs are also up there but IMO both lack squad depth and cannot see them as title challengers come May)
I think Arteta has consciously traded attacking extravagance for defensive solidity, so I don’t think you can just “get it back”. However saying all that, It probably makes you likelier to win the title in the long run, but definitely much less interesting to watch. It’s similar to how Klopp has almost always allowed for a little defensive kamikaze, to ensure we are always creating enough chances. Getting the best of both worlds is really difficult. In fact, I don’t think City have it either. They tend to struggle in matches where teams go toe to toe with them, and even did that in their best iterations. It’s just that A LOT of teams don’t even attempt to get at them, probably because of the aura which has been created. The same happened with Liverpool of 2018-20 when matches at Anfield were won long before the game started.