Despite their excellent performances, Arsenal are in danger of going trophyless again in this campaign. Last season, they regained their competitive edge, were back playing beautiful football, setting the pace of the league, and were in the Premier League to win it. I believe that’s why they didn’t push hard to win the FA Cup, Carabao Cup, or Europa League. Unfortunately, they did not win the league due to a drop in form during their April fixtures. And all of those lovely performances that season was for nothing.
Enter the 2023–24 season…
The simplest way for Arsenal to break their trophy drought was to win the domestic cups while also attempting to win the league (something they failed to do last season).
Unfortunately, Arsenal will not be winning any domestic cups. They did not fare well in the Carabao Cup, and their FA Cup journey ended as it started.
They also have a difficult task in the league if they are eventually to redeem themselves from last season’s misfortunes. Their previous two league games, which ended in defeats (against West Ham and Fulham), dropped them to fourth, 5 points behind league leaders Liverpool. If they want to win the league, they must go on one of the longest unbeaten runs in the league and hope to outperform their primary title challengers, Manchester City and Liverpool. Even so, Arsenal fans should agree that the Gunners are no longer title favorites.
They are, nonetheless, still one of the favorites to win the Champions League. They appear to be the third most likely team to win, trailing only Manchester City and Bayern Munich in the betting.
Arsenal face Sporting Lisbon in the round of 16, a game they can win both at home and away. If some of the elite clubs drop out in the round of 16, Mikel, with his excellent squad, can beat anyone; he has already defeated FIFA World Club Champions Manchester City this season. Although winning the league would be fantastic, Arsenal’s best chance of winning a trophy this season is to win the Champions League, which they are only 7 games away from doing.
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I’m telling myself not to be a pessimist but it would take a monumental change in fortunes and application from top to the bottom to reverse the current malaise.
Our form was pretty good in the CL but the last few results have been disappointing on the home front.
Never say never as cup competitions are a different animal but I think we will come out empty handed on the two fronts left.
I get 100 pound ( might have been 200 ) if we don’t win CL
The arrogance of our fan base
You bet against Arsenal?
Yes a reader on here bet me
I think it’s arrogance to look at our manager and players and make such a foolish bet
My opinion is that Champions League is easier than the EPL. Only seven games from now to the glory. If we avoid a tough fixture in the quarters we have equal chance with the rest.
And CL I will agree with you about luck (the way you put it the other day).
We will be there at Wembley.
imo, maintaining a stout defence will make anything possible in the UCL. Keeping Tomi healthy is key.
Yes SueP, cup competition are a different animal, I take solace in the fact this is the competition Jesus loves to dip his bread.
We presently sits squarely with the big boys as it relates to goals scored in this competition.
Am in agreement something has to change in our stubborn gaffer approach.
Majority of same players who went out at first knock out stage of Europa League last year suddenly can get to Wembley?
Obviously. We could get lucky in set-pieces
There are some well experienced coach in Champions league ie Anceloti, pepG, Diego Simeoni etc. I don’t see Arsenal at the final. Better if Arsenal can still fight for Epl 5 points not far. But realistically it’s not looking like any cup for Arteta and his Boys this season.
It’s not looking good, but I hope Arsenal will sign a new player because Jesus is so injury-prone
I sincerely hope too.
If Arteta can swallow his pride and have the following line for the UCL
Reinstate Rams
Recall Tierney
Use TP for the UCL
Hire a real CF & Pedro Neto
Early substitutions ESR. Leo, Pedro
Ramsdale – Tomiyasu/Saliba/Gabs/Tierney/Partey/Rice/Ode/Martenelli/New CF/Saka
Will he? Everyone knows the answer!
First of all, Kieran Tierney has already said he is not coming back this season. Plus he is still constantly getting injured.
Second of all, “Hire a real CF & Pedro Neto” … and where are we supposed to get the money for those with FFP and already spending 200 million just a few months ago?
It’s not the “best”, it’s the “only” chance in my opinion, except of course you include the once derided but now sought-after “Wenger Trophy”.
But, realistically, I can’t see us winning the CL. If we have a semi final finish and are in it again next season, I would be happy.
“once derided but now sought-after”, so true and maybe, just maybe, makes a few rethink the past.
He always saw very far in the future and prepared Arsenal well for it!
Funny how the goalposts move when AW and MA are compared and concerned.
Get Partey, Gabriel and Tomiyasu fit and anything is possible, including playing Ramsdale and ESR!!
My dude, first thing, I hate to break it to you but Sporting and Porto are not the same club :facepalm:
Second anyone who thinks Arsenal will win anything this season is delusional. This squad and this manager would have even lost to Leeds and Blackpool, let alone Liverpool. Hell I reckon Wrexham would have won 1-0 against us.
Unless, and hear me out here, we sign Taremi from Porto. Then that might give us a chance at beating them next month 🤣.
Seriously though Taremi is a beast and in his prime.
Porto? Who mentioned them?
I doubt we will win any trophy this season.
One of the favourites to win Champions ? Arsenal’s record in winning silverware in Europe is dismal for a club of this magnitutude- way behind Chelsea, behind Tottenham and only equal with West Ham. It is 30 years since the might and grit of George Grahams team won a European trophy. So are you being optimistic or just delusional?
I think we must have been made third favourites before the current slump in our form, so unless we can get some of the old verve back I’m doubtful that we can compete against Europe’s best.
It’s not over for us in the PL, not by a long way.
We are dreadful in the CL and in Europe in general, and as much as MA has got right in the league, he’s not faired well in Europe.
I would be surprised if we got past Porto, especially given how poorly our forwards are letting the manager, club and fans down.
Careful, it’s Sporting (not Porto)😂
You’re factually wrong haha!
And that doesn’t surprise me on here!
Realistic supporters see this topic as irrational one.
btw its porto and not sporting lisbon 🙂
Our fans have been humbled and i’m all for it. I was villified when the season began coz i said i didn’t see us doing much this season due to the weird tactics that arteta was utilising. I was told to relax and enjoy the wins. Our performances were always gonna catch up