It's getting tight at the top

The run in to the end of the season seems to start earlier and earlier each year.

I'm not really complaining, after all, the excitement is intoxicating and it gives every game an edge and a sense of danger. But I wonder if it takes away from the beauty of the game?

I mean that in a sense it reduces the last third of the season to a nail biting experience where you are fearful of losing and relieved at winning. It's all about a point here and a point there, goal difference and holding ones nerve. And what happens is that the games get scrappier and scrappier.

We lose the beautiful, flowing games where the skill of the team translates into the kind of passing game that we all enjoy and love. Where creativity and fun seem to be as important as winning. Where winning is the just reward for playing well, and the manner of the victory is still important.

Maybe I'm supporting the wrong team, maybe Wenger has got it right and is more interested in playing beautiful football than winning trophies.

Nah, bring on the grinding one nil victory and bring on the Premiership Trophy.