Comments on: Arsenal’s golden chance to prove the doubters wrong http://soccerlens.com/arsenals-golden-chance-to-prove-the-doubters-wrong/38281/ Football News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:17:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: BD Condell http://soccerlens.com/arsenals-golden-chance-to-prove-the-doubters-wrong/38281/#comment-121500 BD Condell Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:50:35 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=38281#comment-121500 Just to clarify my previous point: After 16 games last year Chelsea were: W11, D3, L 2 =12 points dropped. At the same stage this season it's: W12, D1, L3 = 11 points dropped. United were: W10, D5, L2 = 16 points dropped (after 17 games last season). This season it's: W12, D1, L4 = 14 points dropped. As always, it's about winning games as opposed to 'not losing', with 3 points for a win. Much of last season we heard how few games Liverpool had lost when of course it was all those draws that cost them. Win v Draw = 2 points difference.....Loss v Draw = 1 point difference. (Sorry for stating the obvious!) The press have a field day when one of the "big 4' lose a game (or two) but keep an eye on who's winning most games rather than be seduced by the headlines. Just to clarify my previous point: After 16 games last year Chelsea were: W11, D3, L 2 =12 points dropped. At the same stage this season it’s: W12, D1, L3 = 11 points dropped.

United were: W10, D5, L2 = 16 points dropped (after 17 games last season). This season it’s: W12, D1, L4 = 14 points dropped.

As always, it’s about winning games as opposed to ‘not losing’, with 3 points for a win.

Much of last season we heard how few games Liverpool had lost when of course it was all those draws that cost them.

Win v Draw = 2 points difference…..Loss v Draw = 1 point difference. (Sorry for stating the obvious!)

The press have a field day when one of the “big 4′ lose a game (or two) but keep an eye on who’s winning most games rather than be seduced by the headlines.

]]> By: BD Condell http://soccerlens.com/arsenals-golden-chance-to-prove-the-doubters-wrong/38281/#comment-121499 BD Condell Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:05:00 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=38281#comment-121499 "it’s as much down to Manchester United’s injury crisis as it is to an across-the-board improvement in the league that has seen Chelsea and Manchester United and Liverpool drop so many points before Christmas." I understand this perception as I had it myself but the fact is that right now Chelsea are 1 point better-off than they were after 16 games last season and United 2 points better off than they were after 17 games. No more points have been dropped than usual. I think the thing is that while Utd and Chelsea have lost more games at this stage they have each only had 1 draw. 3 points for winning is the key! “it’s as much down to Manchester United’s injury crisis as it is to an across-the-board improvement in the league that has seen Chelsea and Manchester United and Liverpool drop so many points before Christmas.”

I understand this perception as I had it myself but the fact is that right now Chelsea are 1 point better-off than they were after 16 games last season and United 2 points better off than they were after 17 games. No more points have been dropped than usual.

I think the thing is that while Utd and Chelsea have lost more games at this stage they have each only had 1 draw. 3 points for winning is the key!

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