It is hard to believe that Arsenal can still win the Premier League title this season, even if you are the most optimistic Arsenal supporter.
The Gunners have some of the finest players in England, but Liverpool has been too good this season.
The Reds have not been perfect, but even when they have struggled, Arsenal have not taken advantage of those slips. This has been a major problem for Mikel Arteta’s side, as every title-winning team needs to capitalise when their closest rivals drop points. Instead, Arsenal have let key opportunities pass them by, which has ultimately left them in a difficult position as the season progresses.
This leaves the Gunners 13 points behind the leaders, even though they have a game in hand. While a game in hand can be useful, it only truly matters if it results in three points. Arsenal cannot afford to assume that their extra fixture will make up for the gap, as they need to ensure they actually win it. Otherwise, the gap to Liverpool will remain the same or even increase, making an already tough challenge almost impossible.
Liverpool is too hot to handle, and it is only a matter of time before the striker-less Arsenal cannot catch up with them again. The lack of a consistent goal scorer has been a huge problem for Arsenal, as they have failed to finish off games when needed. While they have talented attacking players, none have stepped up in the way Liverpool’s forwards have this season.
As the league season continues, Arsenal might be tempted to just give up the chase and not put as much effort in as required to win games. If that happens, their form could spiral, leading to an even worse outcome than just losing the title race.
It is not embarrassing to lose a league crown to a Liverpool side that has lost just one game, but dropping out of the top four after nearly winning the title would be a huge failure. Arsenal must ensure they stay focused to avoid ending the season with major disappointment.
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I’m not aware we are interested in the title.
Liverpool quietly did during the last summer what needed to be done by anyone who should hold the tittle while we were. Meanwhile, we were daydreaming about the biggest club in Europe at the Emirates ….
Liverpool barely signed anybody last summer lol…..
Very well agreed about Liverpool, but that was because they must have been convinced that they had all they needed to get the job done. And just how they’ve performed and so far and where they are heading proves this to be the case.
We let the summer and winter windows pass with definite squad needs unaddressed for whatever reason. What’s then the point of continuing to count ourselves into something we don’t appear prepared for at all? Other than just talk, we aren’t in for the League championship?
Hmmm. We finished the previous season second and two points behind City. LP finished the previous season third and nine points behind City. At the time, we should have realized that we had more definite squad needs than LP.
If they are serious, they should sign Diego Costa immediately so that they can score goals. He is without team and available.
Arteta has very clear personality requirements and I doubt Diego Costa meets them. It’s not going to happen and the dude sucked when he came back and played for Wolves, so no thanks, I’d rather he played an academy player. Of course, we know Arteta and he’ll do neither.
Kroenke has given up on winning EPL by not signing any player in January
Now he might have to sell Saka, Saliba and Magalhaes in the summer, if they don’t want to extend their contracts
Why would any of them want to extend their contracts? Who wants to waste their career playing for gutless absentee owners that dont care about winning? We are cooked. Saliba is gone this summer and I don’t blame him. Saka will be at Liverpool not long after that.
Maybe they’ll extend their contracts for higher salary and London lifestyle
If not, Arsenal should sell them ASAP because nobody is irreplaceable
Agreeable. We better redeem something from their value the better
And without them we go back to 8th position, spend another 800M to reach top 2, another phase restart from 1 to phase 6. Not bad for the manager , he pockets millions
Pointless article. Notice few have taken the bait and haven’t bothered even giving it the time of day. I’m all for keeping the faith, etc etc but just because it’s still mathematically possible doesn’t mean we should torture ourselves in believing the title race is still on as long as we support the team. Sounds cynical when the team has not been supported either by the owners or been let down by dumb decision making by its manager.
Arsenal will probably have given up hope of winning the Premier League but will still want to finish at least in second place for the prize money and any other benefits..
Winning title long gone. How many games do we expect Liverpool to lose? Another season, same old story. Arsenal lost winning title mentality. So sad.
Arsenal should focus on finishing as high as possible, however the league title is gone, that’s the ice cold reality. Top 4 in danger because of our impotent attack.