We’re fucking dreadful offensively but we look like a cup team with that defence George Graham 1994 style.

I seriously wouldn’t put it past us making a run in the CL.

naz I didn't say we were? I said it's more likely than winning the title.

    lorddulaarsenal next two prem games are against our rivals - must watch. Then break and then Saka/Mart back with hopefully a last 8 in Madrid to look forward to.

    If we lose to PSV then I will go on strike with you.

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      I agree, but I also hope this is Arteta's last season. The lack of creativity was a problem since the beginning of this season and the situation never improved, that's enough for me to want him leave.

          naz yeah. We will look a lot better with Saka and Martinelli. Thankfully at least we aren’t a shit show like most of our rivals in the back. Imagine if we couldn’t score and were also conceding

            swider I suspect the new DoF, whoever he may be, will have enough on his plate this summer without trying to help replace a manager who got us to 89 points last season.

            I get everyone's pissed off, it's not been fun for us true believers either, but think Arteta has more than earned the chance to course correct in the summer. Only one team in the Premier League has beaten us when we've had 11 on the pitch - we're a better team than we're given credit for, but we're missing all our threat. It shouldn't be a surprise we look like we're playing with water pistols at present.

            Also, a point away at the team directly below us is really not that bad a result.

                GooneriC yep some on here are probably happy to give Arteta a ten year contract but next year is last chance saloon. Can’t go 6 years trophyless, we are not Spurs and I wont accept this.

                  RocktheCasbah fuck 89 points. What did we win? This guy dining on something that we didn’t even win. Can’t dine on that forever. And it’s not even silverware/tangible. Next season is the one.

                      The dof better fucking sign some forwards. Enough with the midfielders and defenders

                        Sicario2 - Tier 1 all I'm saying is this is not the summer for changes. Given the depth of feeling her around the board at the moment, do you trust them to get the right replacement? Another year like this one, his contact renewal will be on the agenda and maybe would be the right time to part.

                        I think he's earned the opportunity to go again - especially as the problem which has really derailed us is the one he spent all of January talking about.

                            We are basically saying the same thing, I think. I'm just being... me about it.

                            RocktheCasbah Another year like this one, his contact renewal will be on the agenda and maybe would be the right time to part.

                            ???

                            It would be insane for us to part way with a coach right after he won us two Champions League titles in a row.

                              RocktheCasbah I’m in agreement. He gets one more season otherwise we are in danger of things getting stale. Only so much the same guy can motivate the same players coming 2nd.

                                The club demonstrated their level of ambition in January. It’s really hard to want more from the club when the powers at be don’t. We’ve got nothing left to play for this season and this feels like the start of the end for Mikel. The attacking personnel are cooked and we need a complete overhaul which we won’t do.

                                naz I really hate this framing.
                                We literally need the midfielders and defenders we’ve signed. We have had a lotjammat left back but that should be settled over the summer. The real problem is not signing other players we need. It’s that we did not sign a good forward.

                                  I guess that's the final nail in the coffin for us now. It's hindsight but Watkins for £60m in January looks a really missed opportunity.

                                  I thought we generally played okay, at least better than vs West Ham but that lack of cutting edge up top is really hurting us. Merino coming on up top for 20 minutes as an aerial threat to chase a goal is okay, but I don't think we should be starting him there.

                                  I'm not massively keen on Trossard at false 9 but at least he has a little bit of pedigree there and has moments of class.

                                  I quietly thought Sterling on loan would be a clever bit of business for us but man, he's washed. I almost feel sad for him at this point.

                                  Get Saka and Martinelli back after the break and we'll look much more threatening even without a proper striker. Shame all of this has cost us the title though.