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#1 Arsenal are coming back
Comparisons with the last few years of Wenger's period are inevitable. Wenger's achievements should always be heralded at the club. But then there were some evident faults, which the club both on and off the pitch has taken time to correct.
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The narrative amongst pundits, rival fans, and especially the club's fans c. 2012-2018 was that the team had top players, but lacked the mentality, physicality, and dominance to win the top trophies. Bar the FA Cup wins, this was proven correct, and Wenger and the club parted ways.
This draw vs. Liverpool shows, to pundits, fans, and rival supporters alike, that the old faults are slowly diminishing, and the club is looking to compete again at the highest level.
Arsenal didn't get the smashing that some pundits predicted, and the defence proved strong, against a very strong Liverpool attack. There are many rival fans who would be gaining a new respect or at least a strong re-evaluation of the team on this performance.
Tough games are coming up though, more so against the old enemy Tottenham in the league and League Cup and away to Manchester United in the league. The gap is clearly closing with Arsenal and the other top six, and Arsenal did comfortably beat Spurs at home last season. Even the games against Man United, together with the backdrop of the end of Wenger's reign, were close affairs despite being both Man United wins.
A new Arsenal is emerging, and the other top six sides need to take note. My own view of Arsenal in latter years has been of a Ferrari not being maintained properly. The club has branding, infrastructure, finances, and fanbase, to compete at the very highest levels of the game, but has been mismanaged. Hopefully, now, the proper management tools can be implemented and this game shows some advancement in the right direction.
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