Arsenal director Edu Gaspar has rejected the notion that the Gunners “bottled” the Premier League title despite occupying the top spot for a significant portion of the season.
At the start of the campaign, Mikel Arteta’s team aimed to secure a top-four finish. However, as they consistently held the leading position in the league standings, aspirations within the club shifted towards winning the title.
While Arsenal’s fans had high hopes and expectations, the team ultimately fell short of claiming the championship. Some supporters have expressed their disappointment, attributing the failure to “bottling” the title.
Edu, however, disagrees with this assessment telling ESPN Brasil:
“Saying Arsenal ‘bottled’ is a word I wouldn’t use, we created our own frustration. Nobody expected us to fight for the title. You being frustrated about not winning the title is a change of mind. It could even be considered, let’s say, positive, considering times ago. In the past, we celebrated the fourth place, the third. Today, we are frustrated with the second.”
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We will be seen as the team that bottled the league because of how long we were at the top and how some of us had already celebrated victory in the competition before the campaign even ended.
However, the boys did brilliantly and are heroes despite not winning the title. They could give it another go next season.
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We absolutely bottled the Title with such little pressure from City.
City just seemed to be in sleep mode but we still shyte the bed.
So so disappointing. One game per week and we still bottled it.
Letting poor teams like Liverpool, West Ham, Southampton, N Forest, take points off us. Letting Brighton humiliate us at home.
I am still p!ssed off with Arteta and his Players right now.
The word “BOTTLED” plainly means different things to different people on JA. I would offer several altenatives; threw it away, ran out of steam, were under strength squad wise, had key injuries at the most inopportune time, lacked experience at going all the way, etc.
All of these terms count as “bottled” to some folk, but not to others !
But “BOTTLED” is an emotive word that is guaranteed to attract posts So, no wonder it is used!!
Bottled can also mean being hit over the head with a glass container !
The word “BOTTLED” plainly means different things to different people on JA. I would offer several alternatives; threw it away, ran out of steam, were under strength squad wise, had key injuries at the most inopportune time, lacked experience at going all the way, etc.
All of these terms count as “bottled” to some folk, but not to others !
But “BOTTLED” is an emotive word that is guaranteed to attract posts So, no wonder it is used!!
As you probably know jon it actually means $hitting yourself in its rhyming slang form: Bottle & Glass=Ar$e or Ass (depending on your local pronunciation), so if your Ar$e/Ass goes, then you really are crapping yourself. I don’t care much for this application of it to our season’s finish, but will accept ‘choked’.
Edu is completely correct in his assessment, but it seems so unlike him to use that words
When you lose a lead due to your own failings under pressure it is called “bottling” or “choking.”
We led City and everyone else for 90% of the season, in spite of City’s wonderful, magnificent, and legendary squad.
Unfortunately when we were confronted with pressure we bottled it, collapsed, chocked, crumbled, whatever verbage you wish to use.
Rising from 4th to 2nd over the last month would have inspired more confidence than fading from 1st to 2nd.
At least Edu didn’t try and convince anyone about the mentality at the club. At least his nonsense has limits.