Arsenal head into the run-in of the 2025\u201326 season in a position many believe offers the club its best chance to claim a first Premier League title since Ars\u00e8ne Wenger oversaw an unprecedented success just over 20 years ago. Mikel Arteta\u2019s project has returned an FA Cup and multiple Community Shields, but the manager has played down any direct comparison with Wenger\u2019s side, suggesting that his team can only be placed in the same light once they win major silverware.<\/p>\n
Statistically the parallels are notable. The current leaders joint-lead the league with 12 set-piece goals and have built control through concerted pressing and cohesion out of possession. That control has been a defining feature of this multi-year project and underpins a season in which Arsenal\u2019s collective goal output (1.90 per match) is only 0.02 fewer than the Invincibles\u2019 1.92.<\/p>\n
Where the teams diverge is personnel and style. The 2003\u201304 champions relied heavily on a left-sided axis of Thierry Henry, Robert Pires and Ashley Cole, with Henry finishing that league season on 30 goals and Pires on 14. The current side features Bukayo Saka as a leading attacking figure but lacks the same concentration of elite goalscorers; it is projected not to produce a single double-digit league scorer.<\/p>\n
Defensively, early-season form prompted talk that this Arsenal might be remembered among the great rearguards. Chelsea\u2019s 2004\u201305 unit conceded just 15 goals; Arsenal have since suffered lapses and injuries and are on course to concede 25, compared with the Invincibles\u2019 26. The 2003\u201304 team finished on 90 points (win rate 68.4%). Arteta\u2019s side have a higher current win rate (71.4%) and are tracking to finish slightly under that total with an 88-point projection.<\/p>\n
Beyond the Premier League, there is room for this Arsenal to enhance its reputation. They remain in the League Cup semi-finals and the FA Cup fourth round, and a strong start in the Champions League means a maiden continental success could alter how this season is remembered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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