Like a tired marathon runner, whose strength wanes at kilometer 30, the Arsenal He also encountered insurmountable ‘walls’ in his particular career towards the title of Premier League. Having broken away from their relentless pursuers, the Gunners’ strength failed them when they needed it most. They lacked the squad to face the final stretch. The famous long-distance runner’s ‘wall’, a very mental obstacle, attacked the players of Mikel Artetaand facilitated the return of City of Manchester. At London Colney, that defeat left wounds very painful, as they saw glory, this time, very close.
Their own mistakes and concessions at crucial moments have left a mark on the morale of Arsenal, who close the season on Sunday against wolverhampton, at the Emirates Stadium in London, wanting to turn the page in front of his fans. And it should not be so, in an exciting year and important recovery, but in the environment of the Gunners, the disappointment is not hidden, and especially in the reactions of his coach Mikel. Arteta.
Ambitious as he was, the Basque coach celebrated the runner-up with his players and began to plan the future with the club. He wants to maximize the ‘gunner’ squad
to take another qualitative leap next season, where they will also return to the Champions League, after six years without playing it. Arteta is hurting the way they have
lost the title and was not satisfied with the courage of the championship, until his players ran out of energy. Now he assumed more than ever the need for many reinforcements.
The new lesson this year in the Premier is what Liverpool taught in 2020. To beat the City of Manchester of Guardiola You have to be inflexible from start to finish, show the same security, the same courage, and not give facilities. Arsenal didn’t do it, and despite having a good points advantage, in the moment of truth they fainted and their best players didn’t shine. Arsenal lacking, in the words of Artetaperfection: “To win this league you have to
to be exceptional in everything, because there are no margins”, he repeated. And so it is. The City does not allow them. In Guardiola’s six seasons in Manchester, only Klopp and Liverpool did it three years ago, in the best season of Salah, Firmino and Mané.
A ’10’ for Xhaka
Arsenal’s regrets can be seen in their statistics for the past month: nine points out of a possible 24 in their last eight games. Arteta with diagnosis: mental fatigue, injuries, short staff. For the next season, they will need more creative and imaginative attacking players, to break the closed defenses of the rivals in the mid-range, with whom they collided without an answer. It wasn’t enough this year with Saka and Martinelli on the wings, despite the fact that the first round of their two starting wingers was very good. Among Arteta’s goals is to sign a good ’10’, to replace Granit xhakato make a decision on
go to Bayer Leverkusen. For that important position, Arteta wants such a player Eberechi Eze, from Crystal Palace, one of the best players in the last phase of the Premier. His acquisition is, however, very difficult, as he has a contract that runs until 2025. Great, fast and imaginative, his last games, including Roy Hodgson in the bank, is
wonderful companion of the Palace. Eze reached 10 goals and four assists, in 33 games.
The veteran English coach was able to exploit the talent of the Greenwich player. Too much Gareth Southgate He has already called him up to debut in the senior team for the matches the ‘Three Lions’ will play against Malta and North Macedonia, which will be qualifiers for Euro-2024. Eze is the profile and one of Arteta’s priorities to strengthen the midfield, but now his market price has increased significantly.
As a cheaper alternative, it is James Madison, one of the figures for Leicester City, who, if they are relegated, which seems likely, will have to remove their stars. The same case is for Romeo Lavia (Southampon). To finance operations, the ‘gunner’ club is thinking of moving its cheap money from the quarry, Smith Rowewho barely participated this season after his long injury. Arteta also like Declan RiceEnglish international West Hamand, as an alternative, contacted Rabiot (Juventus), who was free.
He Arsenal He reckons he will need a strong squad, with 24 top-level players, to challenge Manchester City again. And for the midfield it must be strengthened, to accompany Odegaard, Partey and Jorginho. Also on the list is the Ecuadorian Moisés Caicedo, the mainstay of the great Brighton this year, who he has already tested in the winter market. The operation, however, is very expensive. And in attack, Arsenal have players with dribbling in their sights: Michael Olise, a young winger from Crystal Palace, with enormous potential, Gnabry (Bayern), chukwueze (Villarreal) and Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen).
The disconsolate candidate for the Premier is looking for unbalanced and talented players to better dissolve his grief. Arteta learned the lesson to try again, and he knows what
need. Although the road to ending the runner-up’s crying won’t be easy.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
