A look back at the season as a whole
Coming into this season, I felt very positive, but after last season, where I admittedly got a bit ahead of myself far too soon, I was also realistic. We were set to face a Manchester City side, who has not only just beat us the season before, after we had such a solid start to the season, but had also managed to win the treble and I wasn’t going to allow myself to get ahead of myself again, but as soon as the season started, I was ready to get hurt again and the hope and determination that the squad began to show, started to light this hope inside of me.
Last season we only really had to deal with Manchester City, Manchester United were trailing behind us and weren’t looking like they were going to catch up, but this season we had to deal with City and Liverpool.
Liverpool, the club whose manager, they literally worship, was having his farewell season and I knew that we were going to have to face some real challenges and be at our very best if we were going to win anything.
Being knocked out of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup was hard, it really felts like Arteta was putting everything into the league and The Champions League and had put the other two domestic cups on the back burner, when personally I think we should have taken every competition seriously. I know they’re not as big as the UCL or the league, but it’s still silverware that we missed out on and considering how things ends up, United and Liverpool winning a trophy and not us, it does sting a bit.
The Champions League was great, we had some challenges and we looked very close to losing it a few times, but for a club that has been out of the competition for so long, I think we exceeded our expectations and showed that we can and will play with the big boys from now on. Although we didn’t make it as far as we wanted, we made it further than most expected and I think next season, teams won’t look at us as such push overs.
The League obviously hurt the most, I feel like we really let ourselves down in the games against Fulham and Villa, games where we knew we needed the three points, but let it slip. Those games were the difference in us lifting the title and not and that stings. But we can’t look at the season as a complete failure, we took It till the last day and had an incredible 2024. Next season I have no doubt we come better and stronger and will be competing for everything.
Daisy Mae
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Don’t agree with CL
We went out to first decent team we faced like we used too
I would say Arteta did take the FA Cup seriously. If we would’ve converted our chances against Liverpool, the game would’ve been over at half time.
He started Reiss Nelson lol
And Liverpool didn’t start their squad players? Nketiah, nelson, Viera, Kiwior, etc aren’t that poor as back ups please. We don’t use our back ups properly and we paid for it in the cup games
Nketiah, Nelson and Viera have proven countless times they are not good enough for this level
Arsenal fans are funny – one day they accuse Arteta of not rotating next some like you accuse him of doing the same thing. Nelson played most cup games up to that level if you followed.
We did not lose because he played Nelson, we lost because all our forward players missed sitters just like they did during EPL Westham at home, Asthon Villa home game first half.
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And ?
Ramsdale
White
Saliba
Gabriel
Odegaard
Rice
Saka
Havertz
Nelson.
Seems like virtually a full strength team.
Btw, have you mentioned previously about the lack of rotation ?
*haven’t
Now is the time to begin “the process” of winning trophies and titles.
We have been fully backed to the tune of nearly 1 BILLION by Summer’s end.
We have a hand picked squad Arteta wants for his tactics, and the team chemistry he strove for.
All the pieces are in place, we should strive to deliver a PL, FA Cup, or CL trophy.
It’s not about rebuilding, but delivering now.
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@Durand
Real talk…
I Dnt know where you guys are getting your figures and whether you fact check it or not.The last time I checked is not even up to 600 million pounds yet. And before you argue try checking the value of all the players he has signed and do your calculations yourself.
I agreed though, we need to start winning trophies but with the level of consistency we’re showing I believe the trophy will come naturally. We don’t have to worry ourselves on that neither do we have to wait till the end of the season before offering him a contract.
We will not win any major trophy unless, Arteta instill into our players to be business like for 90 minutes. He should also be more flexible, more practical and unbiase in the selection of his team.Afterall, no one knows it all.
He has his own team 100% now. And so there won’t be any excuses.
As Wenger would have said, CL qualification is a trophy.
It may not have silverware awarded, but perhaps that’s because it’s worth its weight in gold.