⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[X-ray]

I think it's high time the management say goodbye to Arteta, he's too in expense to mange this club , he has spent so much money in five years without winning anything. Arsenal needs a manager that has won trophies and experienced. The potentials are there in the players but they lack a good coach.

Five years passed, hundreds million wasted, and no trophy. So it makes no sense to keep Arteta much longer while he still gives nothing. I believe he's gonna be Wenger in the making, but in much worse form since he never won major trophy.
Sometimes, you can be patience, but patience has the limit.  

[Egii Nna]

Arsenal did a very bad thing by playing a 2-2 draw with Wolves, and their fans should not console themselves by the fact that they are still at the top of the league standings because if Manchester City should win against Newcastle United, Arsenal hope of winning the league title this season will be cut short. Newcastle United won Manchester City in their first game this season in the premier league but after Manchester City had two easy victories against Newcastle United in the league cup, i think Newcastle United will not be a difficult opponent for Manchester City.

Manchester City will not miss this opportunity, as they will want to also prove that starting the league poorly doesn’t mean you can’t end the season with a trophy. If Arsenal are the favourites to win the trophy, Arsenal are really a disappointment, no doubt on that. I never expected a draw in that game, in short, I expected more than two goals from Arsenal in that game, but unfortunately, they were not able to even win the game. It’s really disappointing to them, although Manchester City can’t wait to see themselves at the top of the table.

[Franctoshi]

When the season is getting to an end, the bottom teams always improve because they want to escape relegation. So any team that plays against a relegation team has to be tactic and put in more effort,if not, they will always get the kind of results they don’t want.At this point, everyone is losing hope for Arsenal not winning the Premier League again, and if Arsenal are not careful, they may not even win any trophy this season.

Getting a draw again from a match they should have won, Arsenal is really in a bad situation. Right now is an important time for them to maintain their advantage, but instead, they are experiencing a further decline. It seems the next two matches will also be tough for Arsenal when facing Tottenham and Chelsea. Now we might not only see the team's performance, but also the mentality shown by the players.

Arsenal have fallen from the top and right now, their are finding hard to find their balance in the premier league, although this is expected all the way since it has become a repeated approach that have always messed Arsenal, from this point going forward, Arsenal is going to face alot of challenges compared to their previous lineup before now, Tottenham and Chelsea are not clubs to take for a joke in time like this.

Arsenal player's need to either make up their minds to deliver by all means and to avoid anything that can kill their motivation at the earliest stage of the games.

Really annoying if you're an Arsenal fan, if Manchester city wins their outstanding game then it will now be only 2 points difference between them and Manchester city football club. Now if that happens, it's more likely that Arsenal will drop more points as more pressure will be build up on them seeing Manchester city closeby. Like I said it that until I see them lift this season's trophy I will put hope on them.

[Pjcr7]

Robin Van Persie back in 2019 said Arsenal cannot win the title under Arteta as the manger, he said Arsenal needs a proven coach that has won multiple trophies and that manger will instill winning mentality in his players not what Arteta is currently doing and even if he stays in Arsenal for ten years, he will still not win the league. According to him, he said he doesn't hate the Arsenal manager but he needs to hear the truth. This very narrative about Arteta not going to win the league even after ten years was supposed to change this season but from the look of things, it looks like the ex Arsenal skipper is right but I hate for it to be true because Arsenal is supposed to win it this season.

[Abdulzuruku01]

Five years passed, hundreds million wasted, and no trophy. So it makes no sense to keep Arteta much longer while he still gives nothing. I believe he's gonna be Wenger in the making, but in much worse form since he never won major trophy.
Sometimes, you can be patience, but patience has the limit.  

Honestly I don't see the point of keeping Arteta in this club because this is 5 years now without any achievement and the most annoying part, all this years that years he has been competing he always had a better chance to win the premier league trophy but Arteta used to messed it up. With the tough matches they have ahead now I don't expect anything special from Arsenal again, because I don't know how they will do it and survive to win premier league trophy with these just two points they're ahead of Manchester City.

[Dump3er]

Five years passed, hundreds million wasted, and no trophy. So it makes no sense to keep Arteta much longer while he still gives nothing. I believe he's gonna be Wenger in the making, but in much worse form since he never won major trophy.
Sometimes, you can be patience, but patience has the limit.  

Arteta took over Arsenal in 2019 and they won the FA Cup in 2020 against Chelsea and they won the Community Shield in 2020 against Liverpool and in 2023 against Manchester City.

The FA Cup is an important trophy in England and the Community Shield is not that important, but winning it doesn't hurt.

It took Arsenal and Arteta some time to build a strong team that has the confidence and the quality to finish among the top teams on a regular basis and they do this reliably now.

Arsenal has proven that they have a realistic opinion about their possibilities and about the strength of their competitors. In my opinion it was great to see that a club backs it coach Arsene Wenger for so long. No other club would do it and Arsenal was still a great team and had a great fanbase throughout the world. What they are doing now is to trust consistency and prove that it can pay off. I think there is nothing wrong about it and it should be mentioned that Arsenal isn't lost in the middle of the table now, they finished the first stage of the UCL as first, lead the EPL and are in the next round of the FA Cup and you post an image and want to suggest that patience should come to an end. If they finish the EPL as runner up, reach the UCL final but lose it and win the FA Cup, would you fire Arteta?

[Spaceman1000$]

Arsenal is a total mess like they have gone into auto reset like they are back to their normal self i don't know if this looks strange to you guys but to me it's never strange to me because i have always knew a time like this would come and it's finally here they are now 5 points ahead Manchester city and Manchester city is having one outstanding match and if they should win the game it will reduce it to 2 points now the big question is if they can't hold on to 7 points and above to win the league is it just 2 points they can hold on to? The fact is Arsenal is never winning the league again and i'm very much disappointed in them after all my support.

We all know that Arsenal are always doing this almost every season, but we were hoping this season will be different. Even with the outstanding game Manchester City have, they still might not win it, this is because Manchester City are inconsistent in their own way too,  so I might still want to bend towards Arsenal because regardless of what has happened they still one of the strongest teams in the EPL at the moment. There are literally 11 games still remaining, so if Arsenal can maintain some level of consistency just the way they've been doing, it will help them win the EPL.

[Wiwo]

Really annoying if you're an Arsenal fan, if Manchester city wins their outstanding game then it will now be only 2 points difference between them and Manchester city football club. Now if that happens, it's more likely that Arsenal will drop more points as more pressure will be build up on them seeing Manchester city closeby. Like I said it that until I see them lift this season's trophy I will put hope on them.

Losing two points as results of Manchester city next matchs results is certainly going to happen and Arsenal should actually be ready for that to happen, this have been the usual format for Arsenal and their fans should be usedeto that already, although we expected and thought that this season was going to be different for Arsenal, but from the look of things, Arsenal likely going to follow their usual exit format.

Climbing to the top position on the table and then after losing out along the lines have always been their usual pattern of play which most of us are already used to already.

[Taricoins]

I think it's high time the management say goodbye to Arteta, he's too in expense to mange this club , he has spent so much money in five years without winning anything. Arsenal needs a manager that has won trophies and experienced. The potentials are there in the players but they lack a good coach.

Five years passed, hundreds million wasted, and no trophy. So it makes no sense to keep Arteta much longer while he still gives nothing. I believe he's gonna be Wenger in the making, but in much worse form since he never won major trophy.
Sometimes, you can be patience, but patience has the limit.  

Honestly speaking, Arsenal should just start another chapter with this lack of winning titles with Arteta, looking at it, it's now am just recollecting that he hasn't won any major trophies.
But sacking Arteta would be hard because what are the chances of finding a capable manager that would even have the chance of getting the runner up position in the EPL especially with the scarcity of managers with quality portfolio and they might be assuming that the devil you know is better than the angel you don't, so that is the situation Arsenal will find themselves if Arteta doesn't win the EPL.

[Byebyebtc]

I think it's high time the management say goodbye to Arteta, he's too in expense to mange this club , he has spent so much money in five years without winning anything. Arsenal needs a manager that has won trophies and experienced. The potentials are there in the players but they lack a good coach.

Five years passed, hundreds million wasted, and no trophy. So it makes no sense to keep Arteta much longer while he still gives nothing. I believe he's gonna be Wenger in the making, but in much worse form since he never won major trophy.
Sometimes, you can be patience, but patience has the limit.  

Well I think waiting for the end of season before any move is the best, it's not yet time for that
But most times if you think about it the hype is too much on arsenal, yes I know they need a trophy, but don't you think with all this hype and main character vibe will be putting a whole lot of pressure on them?

[EL MOHA]

Five years passed, hundreds million wasted, and no trophy. So it makes no sense to keep Arteta much longer while he still gives nothing. I believe he's gonna be Wenger in the making, but in much worse form since he never won major trophy.
Sometimes, you can be patience, but patience has the limit.  

I have said this and will say it again that if Arsenal bottles this league yet again i think the only that should actually be saving Arteta’s Job should be a champions league winning trophy and nothing else. This manager has actually spend lots of money on the team and not really shown any positives. I once had a debate that there are some managers that actually need to leave a club before the team they build starts winning trophies because they do not have the right mentality to take the team to the next level after building it and personally I thin Mikel Arteta if he fails to win any major tittle this season can be placed in that category

[GiftedMAN]

Honestly I don't see the point of keeping Arteta in this club because this is 5 years now without any achievement and the most annoying part, all this years that years he has been competing he always had a better chance to win the premier league trophy but Arteta used to messed it up. With the tough matches they have ahead now I don't expect anything special from Arsenal again, because I don't know how they will do it and survive to win premier league trophy with these just two points they're ahead of Manchester City.

If there is something Arteta has done for Arsenal over the years he has managed the team is just the improvement of their performance and despite the teams inability to win trophies he's still a good manager but not winning the league this season I will suggest they have a change of manager because it's obvious he's still using one partner that has not worked for in for years. Manchester City is yet to play their game if they win the two points will put Arsenal under pressure but if Arteta can survive under pressure then his job should be secured.

[Felicity_Tide]

But sacking Arteta would be hard because what are the chances of finding a capable manager that would even have the chance of getting the runner up position in the EPL especially with the scarcity of managers with quality portfolio and they might be assuming that the devil you know is better than the angel you don't, so that is the situation Arsenal will find themselves if Arteta doesn't win the EPL.

At this point, it would be best to pull the strings off. If this where to be the case of Chelsea or Manchester United, I would have agreed with the difficulty of getting a manager, but in the case of Arsenal where they've finished in the 2nd position for 3 consecutive seasons, I think it is best to take the risk by finding another manager. Since Arteta has chosen not to take the risk of playing more aggressively, then I guess he's willing taking the risk to lose his Job. Unfortunately, Arsenal is not that type of club that easily sacks managers, so I really doubt Arteta's fate if he fails to win a major trophy.

[Agbe]

After this lost, now Liverpool is having their campaign on lowest level because time is running out, and they are also having no consistency which helps them for having their best and chances of jumping in to top ranks.

Liverpool chances of winning the Premier League title this season are almost certainly over. Even their chances of finishing in the top four are very slim, as they trail fourth-placed Manchester United by five points. I can't imagine Liverpool, the reigning Premier League champions, failing to qualify for next season's Champions League.

it is a shame that the defending champions are really losing almost this season like an underdog team team and I wonder why this keeps on repeating itself this season, after a short winning streak they go back to losing. Their chances of winning are not just low they are not even aiming to win because they already know that they won't be able to even get close, hopefully  next season would be  better.

[KingsDen]

I think it's high time the management say goodbye to Arteta, he's too in expense to mange this club , he has spent so much money in five years without winning anything. Arsenal needs a manager that has won trophies and experienced. The potentials are there in the players but they lack a good coach.

Five years passed, hundreds million wasted, and no trophy. So it makes no sense to keep Arteta much longer while he still gives nothing. I believe he's gonna be Wenger in the making, but in much worse form since he never won major trophy.
Sometimes, you can be patience, but patience has the limit.  

Well I think waiting for the end of season before any move is the best, it's not yet time for that
But most times if you think about it the hype is too much on arsenal, yes I know they need a trophy, but don't you think with all this hype and main character vibe will be putting a whole lot of pressure on them?

I do not consider Arteta a failure and I cannot consider him a failure even if he fails to win a trophy this season.
Don't get me wrong, Arteta really need to win a trophy to solidify his performance in Arsenal, but think about this.
Ending 2nd position for 4 consecutive times is a high profile performance. Do you know how much second runner up earns in the English Premier League?

I think Arteta will not go trophyless this season but even if he flops, he shouldn't be considered a mediocre coach because he is not.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

After this lost, now Liverpool is having their campaign on lowest level because time is running out, and they are also having no consistency which helps them for having their best and chances of jumping in to top ranks.

Liverpool chances of winning the Premier League title this season are almost certainly over. Even their chances of finishing in the top four are very slim, as they trail fourth-placed Manchester United by five points. I can't imagine Liverpool, the reigning Premier League champions, failing to qualify for next season's Champions League.

it is a shame that the defending champions are really losing almost this season like an underdog team team and I wonder why this keeps on repeating itself this season, after a short winning streak they go back to losing. Their chances of winning are not just low they are not even aiming to win because they already know that they won't be able to even get close, hopefully  next season would be  better.

If you ask me, I would say there is nothing to be shameful about because this is simply football, and we all know that in football, anything can happen, a team or club in the back in the previous season can come up to become the team or club leading the other  clubs from the first place in the league table, and do likewise a club that won the title last season can end up in the relegation zone this season, thats simply the dynamism of sports at full display..

And this is where the fun actually lay, because a game is more interesting when it's hard to predict what will happen, if the premier league is a sport league where before a season starts, everyone already knows the team that will end up in certain positions in the league table, then the league won't be interesting to watch/follow to so many people including myself.

[Jewan420]

I do not consider Arteta a failure and I cannot consider him a failure even if he fails to win a trophy this season.
Don't get me wrong, Arteta really need to win a trophy to solidify his performance in Arsenal, but think about this.
Ending 2nd position for 4 consecutive times is a high profile performance. Do you know how much second runner up earns in the English Premier League?

I think Arteta will not go trophyless this season but even if he flops, he shouldn't be considered a mediocre coach because he is not.

How do you explain making the same mistakes over and over again? Is this the sign of a good coach? He has become a famous coach for dropping points at crucial times, why should they risk it even after having a huge gap with Manchester City? Now the gap is only 2 points and City's form is not great. This is happening at a time when Arsenal should have won every match, but they are dropping points in most of the matches now. Good coaches are those who can do well in critical moments, Arteta may not be in the list of those good coaches.

[RaltcoinsB]

I do not consider Arteta a failure and I cannot consider him a failure even if he fails to win a trophy this season.
Don't get me wrong, Arteta really need to win a trophy to solidify his performance in Arsenal, but think about this.
Ending 2nd position for 4 consecutive times is a high profile performance. Do you know how much second runner up earns in the English Premier League?

I think Arteta will not go trophyless this season but even if he flops, he shouldn't be considered a mediocre coach because he is not.

How do you explain making the same mistakes over and over again? Is this the sign of a good coach? He has become a famous coach for dropping points at crucial times, why should they risk it even after having a huge gap with Manchester City? Now the gap is only 2 points and City's form is not great. This is happening at a time when Arsenal should have won every match, but they are dropping points in most of the matches now. Good coaches are those who can do well in critical moments, Arteta may not be in the list of those good coaches.

Notice that even with changes in players, similar things usually happen. Under Mikel Arteta, Arsenal started very well this year, but then started losing points in a very absurd way. The loss of points against Wolves can't be explained otherwise. You can't lose two points against the last-placed team in the league. Because you want to be champions, and championship-winning teams are those that don't lose points in matches like this. Perhaps they should consider that they've reached the end of the road with Arteta.

[bitgolden]

the harm is not done yet until Manchester city beat Newcastle this coming weekend, for me I think they would win since they Would be playing at home and they are very much in a good foam now. Honestly anyone who Have been watching Arsenal football this season should know something like this was going to happen this season, maybe they might still be able to win the league but it going to be under severe pressure. When you watch them, they barely play like champions especially in the way they score their goals.

Maybe it the beginning of another Netflix season, maybe it another season where they can’t take it to the finish line, unless they can make the story right this season but for now there is a lot of tension amongst the arsenal fans and players and even the coaches. For now we will wait till weekend to see if Manchester city will make most use go this draw by arsenal.

While beating Qarabag that well should give Newcastle some morale boost that will force City a lot, I think it's not going to be easy for them because City has rested during the same period as well, Newcastle got tired scoring that many goals and playing that well.

So yeah, the gap will definitely drop, and Arsenal made a huge mistake. I have no idea why they did not do better, because this team has been great for all season long until the last month or so. Ever since that United loss, they have become horrible for some reason.