Arsenal have really stepped up their game in the past two seasons under Arteta. They’re demolishing most of their opponents while competing for the top spot in the league.
However, it’s been a bit of a struggle for them in the past two seasons when it comes to domestic league cups like the Carabao Cup or the FA Cup. They haven’t been able to perform well in those competitions. Last season (the 2023–24 season), the Gunners were pretty dominant against their opponents in the league and even the Champions League,
However, they struggled when it came to domestic cup games. I get that they were all focused on winning the league and the Champions League, but can they also consider competing for the minor trophies?
I don’t know about you, but personally, I feel that Arteta should focus on prioritizing the FA or Carabao Cup next season, as well as the big trophies. It should be all about winning silverware, and reaching a cup final should be the minimum goal for our Gunners. Some people think that if Arsenal can just win one trophy, they might start collecting silverware like it’s no big deal. No matter how much we root for Arsenal to dominate English football, it’s hard to see them achieving that if they can’t secure the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup. Our Gunners have consistently excelled in the FA Cup, having won it 14 times, a record they should strive to surpass.
What if Arsenal completely dominates next season, winning all three domestic titles and leaving their English rivals in the dust? It’s hard to deny that Arteta and his team would firmly establish themselves as the new force in English football.
Darren N
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Personally, I’d be concentrating on trying to win the league and getting as far as possible in the CL
Knockout cups are harder to predict. The opponents names come out of a hat as does the fixture being at home or away. ManU won the cup but Coventry were a gnats knacker away from knocking them out in the semifinals. There is a greater element of luck on the day.
The question is whether Arteta is willing to ring the changes by giving more squad players and/or giving players returning from injury a worthwhile chance to get game time and to relieve the pressure on the mainstays
Would it be wise to start a large group of academy players and squad players against Liverpool away for example in either of the domestic cups if winning a trophy is essential?
Arteta hasn’t had the confidence (perhaps in himself) to blood more players but better rotation has to be applied if burn out and rustiness is to be avoided
I agree SueP, priority is 1) Premier League title, 2) qualify for CL, 3) win CL
would I sacrifice those for a League Cup, definitely not, in fact a stand-alone League Cup with nothing else is a bit embarrassing
Man U showed just how hollow a Cup victory is when you look at a club in decline that just had it’s worst season ever
Man U also shows that winning a Cup proves nothing in terms of football team ability, it is a dice roll, whereas winning the Premier League proves you are the best team in the country and arguably on the planet
make no mistake that is Edu/Arteta’s mission, to make Arsenal the best team on the planet, a realistic objective on this trajectory
League Cups etc will come our way naturally on that journey, but should not distract from the journey
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insightful, not sure how related to the article above…
This season, Cariboo cup and second would have been a start. Cariboo cup on it own, hollow and nothing to shout about. Big teams, play in Europe and win cups, not one or the other, unless its CL and League. The FA cup is a good day out and still prestigious but on its own, no CL, its nothing. Nobody talks about the Cariboo cup years on, its a nothing, second rate trophy, now. Big teams go for and take the big prizes on a regular basis. The League and CL are the two big things, after that, its scraps.