Arsenal have been firmly involved in the Premier League title race for much of this season as they look to overcome Liverpool and finally secure the crown.
The Gunners have built a squad filled with some of the best players in England, and competing for the title until the very last game should be expected from a team of their calibre. Last season, they pushed the race to the limit, with the final outcome of the 2023/2024 campaign only being decided in the dying moments. However, despite their efforts, they fell short of becoming English champions.
If Arsenal are serious about lifting silverware, they must do much better both domestically and in Europe. But the real concern is how bad things could get if they fail to maintain their current momentum. At this stage of the season, they remain in contention for the title, but one major issue threatens to derail their challenge—the lack of a proven striker.
Arsenal’s struggles in front of goal have been evident, and without a clinical finisher leading the attack, it is difficult to see how they can continue to compete at the highest level. While their squad boasts incredible talent across multiple positions, the inability to convert chances into goals has cost them valuable points in crucial matches. This raises the question of whether they can sustain their challenge without resolving this glaring issue.
If Arsenal keep dropping points due to their lack of cutting edge in front of goal, the consequences could be severe. Teams such as Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, and Newcastle United could soon begin to close the gap, and if that happens, Arsenal may find themselves shifting focus from chasing the title to simply securing a top-four finish.
Such a scenario would not come as a major shock. After all, expectations have been high, and while Arsenal have shown their ability to compete at the top, failing to address their attacking deficiencies could result in yet another season of disappointment. The Gunners have made great strides under Mikel Arteta, but if they do not find a way to overcome their goalscoring struggles, they risk watching yet another title slip away.
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The next three games will answer that question.
The first two games already have. It’s not going to be enjoyable for the rest of the season
Yes, because we have nobody to convert the bare minimum chances that arises.
Very few teams could cope with the injuries we have had this season. Take out Liverpools front 3 for an extented period of time and see what happens. We still can get results relying on our defence, but the highs that we expected at the start of the year are almost gone. Get a striker in the summer, and better luck with injuries, next season can be ours.
We can’t create or score. Our defense will be under immense pressure not to conceed because our toothless attack can not overcome even a single goal deficit. I will say we will be lucky to hand on to top four.
Well i am actually worried about getting humiliated by teams such as new castle, liverpool, Real madrid. 😣. Hopefully that does not happen. We definitely need to invest in 3-4 players – 1 or 2 strikers, a left wing (nico williams), a creative midfielder. martinelli, Nwaneri, can always play on the right to cover saka. Keep Partey. Hopefully Zubimendi joining the team. We really lack in squad depth, there is no one in the bench who could change the game.
Think there’s not enough games left for us to be caught
Plus it helps that those below us are not consistent
Famous last words Dan.😂🤦♂️👍
Mediocre owners, mediocre coach, mediocre S.D.
mediocre planning of the squad; the results are obvious.
The funny thing are some comments saying “if we not win silverware this year…..” when the task now is to get a few 0-0 draws to maintain our top 4 position.
If we lose to Forest it’s a three point gap to third and if City or/and Newcastle win, it’s a six point gap to fourth. With twelve games to go, I would say that is not a safe enough margin to guaranty top four. Our problem right now is a lack of goals. Even if we eek out draws it won’t be enough. Some how we need to find a striker amongst our very depleted squad. More goals might just give us a fighting chance.
We have definitely become an underdog team, so I’m going to enjoy the coming games knowing that every point will involve a dog fight with minimal expectations for an easy victory. This is Arsenal 2025.
Do you actually know what an “underdog team” is? Could it possibly be the one currently in second place in the Premier League?
Durrh! We are in great shape but will we be favorites to defeat Chelsea, Nottingham F., Liverpool at Anfield, Manure at Old Trafford, Newcastle at home or even Bournemouth,Crystal Palace or Fulham. Not with the scraps we have up front or that slow, ponderous midfield.
Ya, I don’t feel we should take anything for granted. With the amount of games still left anything can happen.
Difficult times such as this, calls for difficult solutions. Arteta should act boldly for once in his lifetime; bring on two or three attackers from our youth ranks.
At least for now things are still under control as far as the top four is concerned, not when the situation becomes precarious.
We are in that fight now. We have a cushion but we can lose to anyone on any given day. PSV will be favourites in CL and if we squeak by them somehow we will get hammered by either of the Spanish teams. Maybe we get lucky and keep bailing water til some forwards come back.
Nottingham will be extra cranky after the visit to Newcastle so I would be happy with a split there. After that if we can get a couple of wins to go with draws we will be fine.
What was especially worrying to me was how little effort most of the team put in against West Ham. They/we looked lost. Maybe the pressure of situation got to them and they bounce back, I sure hope so.
The extra bit of good news, there are 5 CL spots this year in all likelihood. We absolutely need CL to get some of the needed reinforcements.