The Etihad’s Chokehold and the Arsenal Math: Why 90 Points is No Longer Enough
By Sofia Laurent · 7 min read
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It was the 88th minute at the Etihad when the silence finally broke.
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For those of us who grew up on the erratic brilliance of the Ferguson-Wenger era, the current landscape is jarring.
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We have entered the era of the 'perfect season.' When I spoke to scouts in London last month, the consensus was terrifying: to beat Pep Guardiola, you essentially have to go unbeaten from February …
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Arsenal is currently the only team that seems to have accepted this reality.
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And let’s be honest about the toll this takes.
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There’s a new phrase echoing through the pundits’ lounges at Sky Sports and NBC: the dark arts.