Right after the League Cup final, the British Daily Mail had a survey on their Fanpage about whether Arsenal should keep or fire Mikel Arteta? Of course, after the final at Wembley, such a survey was not satisfactory, it only worked at that time to attract interaction on social networks. Everyone understands that after the League Cup, Arsenal still has the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup to nurture hopes of winning titles.
However, looking further, this story is not unnecessary. Although still present in 3 arenas, there is no 100% guarantee that Arsenal can win the treble. In the Premier League, the playground where Arsenal has the brightest chance of winning the championship, everything is also stopping at the level of "having a big advantage". The Gunners are currently 9 points ahead of The Citizens and have played 1 more match. In the previous three seasons, Arsenal also had times when they were 8 points ahead of Man City, played 1 more match and still sadly finished second.
Many years ago, "Gunners" fans always criticized the Kroenke family for their stinginess in the transfer market. In the term of Mikel Arteta, especially in the last 3-4 years, American owners have spent money without hesitation. That is also the reason why Arsenal has such a thick and strong squad as they do now.
From December 2019 to March 2026, Arsenal spent more than 1 billion Euros on the transfer market to serve Mikel Arteta's team reform goals. That is a huge amount of money if you look at the spending habits of American owners in the previous decade.
The plan to invest in Mikel Arteta has been concretized by the Kroenke family with money, so in the opposite direction, the pressure on the Spanish coach is extremely high. After the League Cup final, Arsenal had 5 years and 7 months without titles under Arteta. If they continue to be unable to win the cup, the investors' investment can be considered a failure.
Arteta's contribution is very great, he helped Arsenal escape the "Uncle Tư" label to always be a top strong team in the Premier League. Since then, participating in the Champions League is now a daily occurrence, no longer as hard as winning tickets as before. When participating in this prestigious arena continuously and having a high ranking in the Premier League, the income is also very large. In one way, Arteta is the "golden goose" of the Kroenke family.
However, what Arteta is doing well may put him on the brink if he continues to be empty-handed. Arsenal's current squad is so stable that many coaches who come can do well if they can "catch the wave" with the players. Coming to Tottenham at this time will be extremely risky for anyone, but Arsenal is the opposite story, many people are dreaming of taking over this squad at the Emirates stadium. In the existing communication channels, has the Kroenke family picked up the signal with anyone yet?
Therefore, Arteta is forced to win the Premier League or Champions League, if both are possible, which is too satisfying. Arteta needs to overcome the threshold so that what he has built over the years achieves results, especially not having to witness the scene of possibly falling into the hands of others.
