Jamie O’Hara has claimed that this Premier League season would not be a memorable one should Arsenal go on to be crowned champions of England. His comments question the lasting impact of Mikel Arteta’s side, despite their strong position and consistent performances throughout the campaign.
This season represents a significant opportunity for Arsenal to lift the Premier League title again after a long absence. The Gunners have performed at a high level across competitions and have frequently been regarded as one of the strongest teams in Europe. Arteta appears close to delivering a major trophy, having been backed by the club to build a side capable of sustained success.
Arsenal progress under Arteta
Arsenal’s development under their manager has been steady and deliberate. The squad has shown balance, resilience, and tactical discipline, attributes that have allowed them to compete effectively at the highest level. Many observers would argue that their consistency sets them apart, even if their approach is not always described as spectacular.
The club’s supporters would likely view a title win as a major achievement, regardless of how it is perceived historically. Ending a lengthy wait for the league would validate the long-term project Arteta has overseen and confirm the progress made in recent seasons. However, O’Hara believes that dominance and excitement are key factors in defining great champions.
O’Hara questions their legacy
Speaking on Talk Sport, O’Hara dismissed the idea that this Arsenal side would be remembered alongside some of the Premier League’s most iconic teams. He said, “No one’s going to remember this team.
“When you look at the Arsenal teams over the years the Invincibles.
“[Think of] the great sides that you’ve seen win the Premier League and you go: ‘Wow what a side’ the Man City teams have won the league, Man United, Arsenal back in the day when they won.
“No one’s going to remember this Arsenal team. It’s so dull!”
His remarks suggest that, in his view, memorable champions are defined by overwhelming flair or dominance rather than efficiency and control. Whether Arsenal’s achievements this season would be judged as forgettable or historic may ultimately depend on perspective. For the club and its supporters, lifting the Premier League trophy would remain a defining moment, regardless of how neutrals choose to remember it.
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Dear Jamie.
You know, I know, everybody knows it, this seasons trophy’s for Arsenal are just the start of an era.
PS keep working hard on coming across as a mature grown up person and one day you might get there.
Yours, but not in haste – Moon Girl
Wowwww awesome response to a cheeky spoil sport
Yet when Spurs finish 17th and lift the Europa League that’s okay ? Lol
Yes Dan, they lift the Europa League and sack Ange Postecoglou, who led them to their first trophy for years and after finishing 5th the season before, was then sacked for not suceeding in the League despite a horrendous number of injuries.
Jamie O’Hara led the fan boys in denigrating Postecoglou, because as an Australian he couldn’t comprehend wanting to lose to stop your rivals from winning. How has Frank performed compared to Postecoglou, given the resources he has been given? Last season Spurs were no chance of being relegated, yet this year the point gained against Manchester City may help them survive in the top flight.
Jamie O’Hara and his ilk are a major reason why Tottenham Hotspurs will fail to win much. Danny Blanchflower would be disgusted.
OG
Do you class the Europa league win and 17th as superior to Arsenal’s second place finish? If the bottom 3 hadn’t been so poor, would Spurs under Ange have made more of an effort to improve their league standing at the expense of pursuing glory in the EL which was the first under its new system? As in no CL teams dropping down. You talk of the injuries that beset Spurs and they finished 17th, while Arsenal also had large chunks of the season without key players and still managed to finish second and every time I mentioned this , I was labelled as making excuses.
When Arteta takes a hammering from the anti Arteta brigade, I’ve read that Spurs have spent more than Arsenal during a corresponding period. I recall listening to the Spurs supporters on a phone in after their EL win. It was hardly euphoric. Happy- yes, but none could paper over the dire league position and I’m not surprised Postecoglu was fired. In part because of Levy’s record but also because finishing 17th for a club the size of Spurs was dreadful.
SueP, Ange Postecoglou as a straight talking Australian, was attacked relentlessly by the English media. And they accuse Australians of knocking down tall poppies! Also Ange, as an Australian cannot understand his team supporters wanting to lose to Manchester City to dent Arsenal’s title chances. We try our best no matter the odds; “tanking” is shameful!
I remember Sir Ian Botham, prior to a tour of Australia, when the press thought Australia were weak, stating: “you could pick 11 Australians off Bondi Beach and they would still give you a good game”.
My comments on Spur’s injury issues in no way undermines your argument regarding Arsenal’s injuries; however Ange had to play with makeshift back fours for much of the season. Yes 17th was a poor result, but also Ange lost Harry Kane just after he walked in the door. It would also be interesting to know why how much say he had in transfers.
It will be interesting to see how Spurs fare in the future, given winning managers like Mouringho and Conte were sacked for not succeeding, Ange won the Europa League (something Arsenal failed twice to do) yet was sacked.
As some one who has followed the Arsenal through good times and bad for 64 years, heaven help the day when Arsenal supporters gain pleasure from the failure of rivals, rather than building on this Club’s proud history, by trying to win in every game or competition they compete in.
OG, just read your thoughts and I have to agree with you.
Wanting your own team to lose, in order to stop your closest neighbour from winning a trophy, must be the pinnacle of self serving idiocy.
I’m not concerned what nationality anyone is, just that they can do the job they are employed to do.
As for Frank, his injury list is even more bizarre than than Ange had to deal with, as he has eleven first team players out, but shows no sign of winning a trophy.
The spud job is a poisoned chalice when you consider the managers who have failed there and consider their pedigree – long may it continue 👍
Ken, if you check the situation at Spurs 2024/25 season, Ange had at least 11 players injured/suspended having to play a makeshift back four on many occassions. Young midfielders having to play CB, which is even worse than Arteta having to waste a top class midfielder, like Thomas Partey at LB
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No excuse to finish 17th
I understand your personal defence of Ange, coming as you are as a patriotic Australian with Botham right about Aussies being competitive to the core.
I don’t have quite the same view on his overall time in the UK but let’s agree to differ.
Your last paragraph sums up the lunacy of some points of view.
Fair enough.
I would be disgusted with Arsenal fans, if the roles are reversed and our supporters wanted Arsenal to drop points to stop Spurs winning a trophy.
Nah soz dude Big Ange had to go
He seemed to be saying that it was okay to finish 17th because he lifted a second tier trophy
Once you start that kind of culture it’s dangerous
Dan, and how is that working out for Spurs under Frank, with the style of football? That “second tier trophy” got them in the Champions League, and I as an Arsenal supporter would have been over the moon, if Arsenal had been a winner in their last two attempts
But it sets a poor culture
I remember Spurs loseing something like 4-1 at home Brighton and he’s calling it a great season when he’s finished 17th !
That can’t be right
Dan, let’s hope Arsenal’s culture is better than that!
Them stupid hater and stupid peoples everywhere
Lawal, and people who need to get a life.
It is purely hatred. If Arsenal lift the EPL, go and burn the sea.
Jamie O’Hara 😂😂. I see he’s still got the hump with The Arsenal after we released him 😂😂
If we win the PL this season I will definitely remember it. I am hoping winning the PL is not the end of the ‘project’ but a platform for more trophies to follow.
It just click bate. It’s the Talk sport model. Wind-up the fan get phone calls.
It seems to have worked. Over weight O’Hara wasn’t born the last time Spuds won the league!
O’Hara has as much nouse about football as the Tangerine 🍊 Turd has about peace.
Suffering from envy is not a pleasant thing for him. If we were to win the Premier League, the rule applies: the winner is always right.
Someone should tell O’Hara Jealousy will you get nowhere! we’re gonna keep rocking on 😅
OHara would say that, wouldn’t he!
I find O’Hara mildly amusing. He’s a bit of a berk at times but he does have a point about the overall quality of football. This applies across the board this season everywhere in the league and shouldn’t be used to beat Arsenal with should we lift the trophy. You win the league with more points than your rivals is a simple fact regardless of the quality
I’m rubbish remembering which year was the season Arsenal played really good football under Arteta, but it didn’t win us the league. You can’t have it all – only City who were on a crest of a wave with a mouthwatering selection of talent in their ranks.
He didn’t seem to mind when Spurs were terrible but lifted the Europa League?
Really? I thought he was happy for the win but embarrassed by the league position. I’ve heard him giving it large about how awful Spurs have been this season
SueP,
The season you’re looking for is the 2022/2023 season. 👍
I suppose he has to say something (controversial?), or he wouldn’t get paid.
…and I wouldn’t normally comment on someone’s appearance, but he does look a tit on that YouTube thing he does.
Jax, Jamie O’Hara is a classic football “shock jock”; talks crap to wind up Talk Sport listeners.
Who cares if Jamie O Hara remembers this Arsenal team. He can go and remembers his own junk history. Only us the Gunners will remember it. We don’t need his assistant, Garrys and the Pauls need a fan-mate .
Simply put as “an immature classless pundit” opinion with a hate onion bulb towards Arsenal but victory through harmony.
Lets be real here shall we. O’Hara is a spurs man isn’t he. And it must both hurt and worry him that we could actually win the League this season.
So just like a lot of the opposition fans pile in on Arsenal’s set piece record, he piling in on their style of play.
Both these things are done, so as to make themselves feel better.
All it does for me is show that their worried, and long may that continue. 😂😉👍
Agree 100% Derek – the man is a bitter Arsenal reject, who has an enormous chip on his shoulder… Long may his miserable football life continue 😂
Ken1945,
Come on now, you say that he’s got an enormous chip on his shoulder. I think he’s better balanced that that, he’s got an enormous chip on both shoulders.😂👍
So much crying in the last week by so called pundits about our playstyle or how we would not be remembered etc. Maybe they’ve collectively come to term that this league is ours.
Keep them tears coming, feel so sweet.
I dont mind Jamie as its just a mapcap rave and thankfully the narrative of not assisting Arsenal by clipping City did not reach the ears of one D Solanke yesterday (unlike H Son Min last year v City ).
So well done Spurs for helping out the Gunners to reach the promised land and we will do just that.
Frustrated and jealous O’Hella!!! Nothing he can do about it. Arsenal are clear favorites unless they manage it poorly.
Jamie O’hara must prepare himself for many more “dull seasons”. Arsenal FC does compete for his own entertainment, but to win trophies for Itself and its fans.
He may be well advised to switch to another sport all together because something big is cooking in London.
Personally I don’t care how bad you may see Arsenal win the league, for me let the GUNNERS lift the premiership, that’s all that matters. All the years Arsenal have been close to it without success,no one is saying this, now they see us close they talking sh*t
This is stupid.
22/23, we played “entertaining football” and just last season we demolished Madrid and City.
Yet, nothing to show for it and those louts mocked us for “playing fancy football with nothing in their cabinet” and “they don’t have the mentality of champions.”
We’ll take the boring and unentertaining win, thank you. All Arsenal fans can see the progress mentally; we’re seeing out games that we would have drawn or lost a few seasons back.
We have a robust squad and can work round injuries.
We don’t want to entertain; we want to win!! Go enjoy entertaining football with Spursy (who have only 7 wins BTW!!!
These louts have criticised us for everything that other teams enjoyed. Criticising Arsenal for set piece goals when you praised Liverpool for being “masters at scoring set pieces” only a few seasons back!
We’ll win and we’ll win it boringly. If you like you remember the season and if you don’t, you can shove it up your foul-smelling throat.
Nonsense!!!
You bitter O’Hara should learn to appreciate football not spread your hate.When Leceiter won the league why didn’t you complain now just because it’s Arsenal it hurt you so much…You is a funny man
I think Spuds supporters (including ohara) (whoever he is) will remember it for a long long long long long time. And it would hurt BIG STYLE. GONK!!!!