No championship in 5 years! Is Arteta worthy of Arsenal?

failed to get into Prince Park, Arsenal was blocked from the Champions League final, Arteta and the players had to gain another season of nothing. In the past two consecutive seasons, Arsenal has been ranked second in the Premier League. In the summer window of 2024, Arsenal has introduced two European Cup celebrities. He was originally trying hard to achieve a breakthrough this season, but the gap is indeed unacceptable.

The results are unsatisfactory, and the style questioning is even more deadly

"Arteta has become more and more Mourinho. The difference between the two is that there are three Premier Leagues, and Arteta only has the FA Cup." In the middle of the season, when Liverpool left Arsenal far aside, ESPN commentator Carragher pointed out the "lifeline" of this team.

Guardiola's disciples restarted "City of the Sky" and played Mourinho-like football. Now Arsenal seems to be a colorful splicing body.

This season, Arsenal has encountered an unprecedented wave of injuries, and all frontcourt players have experienced overhaul in the factory, and the two players participating in the No. 9 rotation were reimbursed early. In this "desolate" environment, Arsenal can still rank second in the Premier League and enter the semi-finals of the Champions League, relying on excellent defense and set-piece offense. Although he has scored 7 goals to beat famous games like Eindhoven, Arsenal's offensive performance in many games is unsatisfactory, and the lack of firepower (64-81) is the reason why they were thrown away by Liverpool early.

Repeated construction is incredible. What does it mean to not buy a striker?

Since taking office, Arteta's recruitment expenditure has reached 700 million pounds, of which nearly 40% (299 million pounds) are used to build a defense line. The funds spent on upgrading the pre-stadium are only 140 million pounds, and the investment in winger positions is far behind other Big6 teams. Arteta hopes that the experience of abandoning the giants can play a role. Unfortunately, Havertz, Jesus and Zinchenko all performed lower than expected, so that in the final season, Merino (changing positions), Envanelli and Skeley (youth training elites) had to take the lead.

From quantitative change to qualitative change, Arteta has no way to retreat

Thanks to the "entertainment spirit" of American bosses, since the Wenger era, the Arsenal coaches have not had too much pressure on competitive performance, and they can patiently build the team according to their wishes. After Arteta took office, Arsenal gradually moved from the "four-focus" sequence to the "four-focus" group. A team that can be used for many years was built, and the club's revenue capabilities also reached a new level. The boss had no reason to give up this builder.

Of course, marked by the arrival of Director Berta, Arteta's power began to be restricted to a certain extent, and this former "Manager" must return to the traditional role of "head coach". Berta is likely to bring a strong center that Arsenal urgently needs. Arteta wants to lead the team to a breakthrough in competitive performance, which is both an opportunity and a challenge for him.