Mikel Arteta last won a trophy for Arsenal in 2020, when they won the FA Cup. Since then, The Gunners have truly won the title every year, showing impressive form in the title race.
Every now and then, Arsenal are set to prepare for their third consecutive Premier League win. They have reached the semi-finals of 2/3 of the cup tournaments this season but have failed. A little further chance of reaching glory seems far away for the North London team.
Arteta took Arsenal's points from the previous two seasons, comparing them to Liverpool's points from the championship this season as a move to appease public opinion. It is true that the "Gunners" were second twice with more points than Liverpool when they were crowned Premier League 2024-2025, but that is meaningless because each season has a different context.
After the loss to PSG, Arteta said Arsenal were the best team in the Champions League this season. That statement is being criticized because if they had played better than PSG, they would not have lost after 2 matches against the French representative. Compared to the two teams in the remaining match, Inter Milan and Barcelona, Arsenal is still rated lower by Opta. That is just Arteta's defense, but if this young coach wants to prove it right, let's start this summer.
Arteta signed a 3-year extension with Arsenal in September last year, so his position at the Emirates is temporarily safe. Since then, Arsenal have not only maintained their position in the Premier League, they have gone further in the Champions League. If we look back at Arteta's first time in charge of Arsenal, the team has taken a huge step forward.
After defeat to PSG, Arteta probably realized the biggest shortcoming of the team was the ability to handle situations in the penalty area. This strategist shared that the victory in the Champions League will be decided in the penalty area. In January, Arsenal ignored the buying striker, until Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus were injured, the team had enough consequences when they only rely on the "virtual number 9" Mikel Merino.
Arsenal need many decisive moments in the opponent's penalty area to concretize the effectiveness of regular pressing. A striker like Viktor Gyokeres will be the key to helping the "Gunners" solve all the current work.
Once he had that but still failed in the following season, perhaps Arteta was not the one to help Arsenal reach glory even though no one denied that he had improved the team. The Emirates stars are reaching their peak and are very even. If they continue to fail for another 1-2 seasons, it will be difficult for the North London team to rebuild a good squad as they are now, not to mention that many people have only 2 years left on their contracts such as Saliba, Gabriel or Saka.
Arteta has refused to comment on the 2024-2025 season after the loss to PSG. The tactician only talks about it when round 38 of the Premier League ends. Everyone knows that this is another failed campaign with empty hands and Arteta must be brave to face it.
