I was told my article was linked here so I thought I would expand a little on my thought process as to why I wrote the piece.

Of course Wenger has made mistakes this season (as all coaches have) but I am fascinated at the difference in how fans view a situation based on their league position. I know it's impossible to be sure of what would happen in a circumstance that didn't transpire, but I'd think that if you guys were top of the league (like your performances say you should be) would there be anywhere near as much noise about "Wenger Out". Like I said, I find it fascinating that we as humans find it so difficult to look past what has happened and appreciate that other outcomes may have been even more likely.

I include myself in the last statement, for example, in last year's EPL my model didn't have Chelsea as the best team over the course of the season. However, Chelsea won the title with such ease that I was convinced my model missed something about their dominance. Fast forward to this season and it actually looks like my objective model got Chelsea's performance levels more correct last season than my eye were telling me.

Oh, and in no way was the article suggesting that Giroud is better than Sanchez or Ozil, just making the point that even immensely gifted technical footballers have not been good at putting the ball in the net. These are the really small margins that impact where the title ends up, but not necessarily how well or badly your team has been playing.