⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[X-ray]

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.  

If they finish the EPL as runner up, reach the UCL final but lose it and win the FA Cup, would you fire Arteta?

I would, why not? He wasted 5 years just to win FA cup, it's not worthy with the amounts he already spent since he came. To compare with Ange at his worst season at spurs still won europa league, does it make sense to keep Arteta wasted 5 or 6 years just to win FA cup?

I don't see a concrete reason to defend him. He coached a big club. So the target has to be big too. Unable to achieve it has to lead to the sack of him.

[Gentle_Soul]

But that's only if Arsenal can maintain their points lead. If they continue to draw in the next few games, the points gap with Manchester City will surely narrow, costing them their chance of winning the title this season. So, Arteta must now be very mindful of his strategy, or one small slip-up could be disastrous for them.

This is unfavorable for Arsenal because the draw in the previous match brought Manchester City closer to Arsenal's points tally. If Arsenal fail to perform optimally in the upcoming matches and fail to secure full points, the same incidents as in previous seasons will repeat themselves. Arteta needs to be wary of all possibilities because Manchester City are currently performing much better and the points gap is quite close with only five points remaining and Manchester City still has one matches to play.

I have already gave up on Arsenal and I know that the same unlucky stance they had during the previous seasons will befall them again. This is not a joke because I know that Manchester City will not fail to win their other matches when that time comes.
Arsenal was leading Manchester City with 6 points before and it was so sad they could not maintain it.

My expectations for Arsenal has been really high in the season but from the look of things I just hope that they maintain there stand in on the table because lately the pressure on that team is just too much. I'm tempted to anticipate that the next arsenal match may not turn out well for Arsenal because I feel like it's going to be a difficult one for arsenal to win Tottenham. If not for there previous performances and especially there 2:2 draw against Wolverhampton wanderersi would probably think Tottenham would have been a piece of cake for Arsenal especially looking at the position of Tottenham on the table but I just know that anything is possible

[abhiseshakana]

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.  

If they finish the EPL as runner up, reach the UCL final but lose it and win the FA Cup, would you fire Arteta?

I would, why not? He wasted 5 years just to win FA cup, it's not worthy with the amounts he already spent since he came. To compare with Ange at his worst season at spurs still won europa league, does it make sense to keep Arteta wasted 5 or 6 years just to win FA cup?

I don't see a concrete reason to defend him. He coached a big club. So the target has to be big too. Unable to achieve it has to lead to the sack of him.

I seem to know the reason why Arsenal is struggling to win major trophies. It's been too long since their last trophy, so they no longer have the mentality of champions. To return to glory, what they need is a coach with  that mentality, whereas I don't see Arteta having those qualities. Five years is not a short time, and I think it's enough to prove whether Arsenal  really has the right coach or whether they should replace him with someone else. So if Arsenal fails  again this season, I think they really need to consider looking for a new manager.

[Amphenomenon]

I would, why not? He wasted 5 years just to win FA cup, it's not worthy with the amounts he already spent since he came. To compare with Ange at his worst season at spurs still won europa league, does it make sense to keep Arteta wasted 5 or 6 years just to win FA cup?

I don't see a concrete reason to defend him. He coached a big club. So the target has to be big too. Unable to achieve it has to lead to the sack of him.

I said something last season that if they fail to win the EPL he might face more pressure of getting sacked but I will add that they failing to win any major trophy might cost him his position but one thing that might keep him is the fact there Arsenal might be uncertain of his replacement but that doesn't mean they and the fans aren't tired of the team already.

[Wakate]

You also know it will take a miracle to see Manchester City lose or draw their game against Newcastle. I know Newcastle have been playing well for some weeks now, but still, they met earlier this month and Manchester City won 3–1, so I don’t think it will be that easy for them to lose this game. Furthermore, Arsenal might win against Tottenham, even though I am not that sure, but I have a feeling that Arsenal might be able to win that game. However, I am not that certain. Although, since we entered this month, Tottenham have not won any game yet. Maybe they will make a difference now, or still maintain that performance of not winning any game.

Even if it's not going to be easy for Manchester City based on your one opinion, don't be surprised that the previous outcome might repeat itself again. Manchester City will not want to miss the opportunity to lose to Arsenal if Arsenal win their win match.
Arsenal have little hope and if they don't utilize this chances to hold the top, it will be hard for them.

[MRY]

You also know it will take a miracle to see Manchester City lose or draw their game against Newcastle. I know Newcastle have been playing well for some weeks now, but still, they met earlier this month and Manchester City won 3–1, so I don’t think it will be that easy for them to lose this game. Furthermore, Arsenal might win against Tottenham, even though I am not that sure, but I have a feeling that Arsenal might be able to win that game. However, I am not that certain. Although, since we entered this month, Tottenham have not won any game yet. Maybe they will make a difference now, or still maintain that performance of not winning any game.

Even if it's not going to be easy for Manchester City based on your one opinion, don't be surprised that the previous outcome might repeat itself again. Manchester City will not want to miss the opportunity to lose to Arsenal if Arsenal win their win match.
Arsenal have little hope and if they don't utilize this chances to hold the top, it will be hard for them.

The extreme competition at the top of the table necessitates a high form of consistency of all the teams lest they tend to drop at the opportune time. It is correct that the winning mentality in Manchester City is extremely high, taking advantage on any opportunity to make a mistake. In a case where the title is within their reach then it would be a massive loss to Arsenal to lose the title. In my opinion, this pressure should be handled adequately to have a level playing field till the season finale.

[Juicyhome]

Arteta has to take care of Arsenal and whatever is going wrong with them, this has to be a meeting type of situation and can't just be a normal training. I mean they are already good players, there is a reason why they are at the top of the league at the moment. So that means we can't really expect them to get better just based on talent, if that was the issue they wouldn't get a draw against the worst team in the league.

I even said that while Arsenal isn't looking great, they will surely will win this game, and I even wagered on them to win this game because Wolves is literally the worst team. So whatever is wrong, it's on their minds and not on their talents and only a team meeting to talk about what's going on could fix this.

Arteta is not good for Arsenal, as a player he didn't win many trophies and coaching a club that has not good trophy history is not a good match. Arsenal needs a coach that has winning mentality and can coach under pressure.

After this season Arsenal has to show Arteta the way out, he's not fit to coach Arsenal he has tried for five to win the league and he keeps bottling it at the end.

[Berry2d]

Arteta has to take care of Arsenal and whatever is going wrong with them, this has to be a meeting type of situation and can't just be a normal training. I mean they are already good players, there is a reason why they are at the top of the league at the moment. So that means we can't really expect them to get better just based on talent, if that was the issue they wouldn't get a draw against the worst team in the league.

I even said that while Arsenal isn't looking great, they will surely will win this game, and I even wagered on them to win this game because Wolves is literally the worst team. So whatever is wrong, it's on their minds and not on their talents and only a team meeting to talk about what's going on could fix this.

Arteta is not good for Arsenal, as a player he didn't win many trophies and coaching a club that has not good trophy history is not a good match. Arsenal needs a coach that has winning mentality and can coach under pressure.

After this season Arsenal has to show Arteta the way out, he's not fit to coach Arsenal he has tried for five to win the league and he keeps bottling it at the end.

Because arteta did not lead them to glory is the reason why you believed arteta is not a good coach for Arsenal,  i hope you are awere that in the world now, Arsenal is considered one of the most consistent team now and since the start of the season they have never been faced with consistency issues if not for the little mistakes they usually makes in some game. To me I don't think Arteta is the problem of Arsenal now because if you can clearly understand Arsenal's game for years now, you will see that there problems usually starts at the second quarter of every season, so what they need now is identifying the reasons they normally loses consistency at the second quarter of every season to see if they could find permanent solution to the problem.

[Agbe]

You also know it will take a miracle to see Manchester City lose or draw their game against Newcastle. I know Newcastle have been playing well for some weeks now, but still, they met earlier this month and Manchester City won 3–1, so I don’t think it will be that easy for them to lose this game. Furthermore, Arsenal might win against Tottenham, even though I am not that sure, but I have a feeling that Arsenal might be able to win that game. However, I am not that certain. Although, since we entered this month, Tottenham have not won any game yet. Maybe they will make a difference now, or still maintain that performance of not winning any game.

Even if it's not going to be easy for Manchester City based on your one opinion, don't be surprised that the previous outcome might repeat itself again. Manchester City will not want to miss the opportunity to lose to Arsenal if Arsenal win their win match.
Arsenal have little hope and if they don't utilize this chances to hold the top, it will be hard for them.

Whenever Manchester City starts putting in consistency especially when they get close to winning the trophy it is almost impossible for them not to end up winning. We all had high holes for Arsenal but for some reasons they have started misbehaving this season again. it seems that it is very difficult for maintain consistency,  Arsenal still has a chance to make this work otherwise they would lose their chance.

[Nightwatchmare]

But that's only if Arsenal can maintain their points lead. If they continue to draw in the next few games, the points gap with Manchester City will surely narrow, costing them their chance of winning the title this season. So, Arteta must now be very mindful of his strategy, or one small slip-up could be disastrous for them.

This is unfavorable for Arsenal because the draw in the previous match brought Manchester City closer to Arsenal's points tally. If Arsenal fail to perform optimally in the upcoming matches and fail to secure full points, the same incidents as in previous seasons will repeat themselves. Arteta needs to be wary of all possibilities because Manchester City are currently performing much better and the points gap is quite close with only five points remaining and Manchester City still has one matches to play.

Yes, Arsenal draw with Wolves is not favorable to Arsenal because if Manchester City secure full points against Newcastle United, Arsenal will be in unsafe zone, because Manchester City will be at the brink of overtaking Arsenal in the league standings. The same accidents that had happened to Arsenal in the last 3 premier league seasons is about to repeat itself again this season, and the only way Arsenal can avoid it from happening is if they can perform optimally in the upcoming games and avoid dropping points up and down. But if Arsenal cannot perform optimally, they might be at risk of not winning the title.

[Abdulzuruku01]

The only way Arsenal can get back on their foot is to pray for Manchester City to draw their match or lose it.
It is not going to be easy for Arsenal playing with Totenham looking at all odds and how their information has been, drawing most of their matches when they supposed to win at least to add more points to what they have at hand.

Yea you are right, honestly I don't have any hope that arsenal can win premier league trophy this season again, their last game result against Wolverhampton was a very big disappointment to them. Arsenal looks unstable even with the four points gap between them and Manchester City before, they should just pray Manchester City to draw or lose to Newcastle tomorrow which I think will be very difficult, because Pep Guardiola need this victory to close their points gap between them and Arsenal, and the victory in this game is what will boost Manchester City motivation to fight more for the premier league title.

Five years now Arsenal has been competing strongly for premier league trophy but they always let their fans down, I don't know why they don't want to learn from their previous mistakes, always repeating same thing every season. Dropping unnecessary points always the problems for their failure and with the tough games in their upcoming matches honestly they should just forget about premier league title this season and look for a way to get perfect replacement for Arteta.

[KingsDen]

Arteta has to take care of Arsenal and whatever is going wrong with them, this has to be a meeting type of situation and can't just be a normal training. I mean they are already good players, there is a reason why they are at the top of the league at the moment. So that means we can't really expect them to get better just based on talent, if that was the issue they wouldn't get a draw against the worst team in the league.

I even said that while Arsenal isn't looking great, they will surely will win this game, and I even wagered on them to win this game because Wolves is literally the worst team. So whatever is wrong, it's on their minds and not on their talents and only a team meeting to talk about what's going on could fix this.

As I was scrolling through the pages of my social media handle this evening, I saw a post by the English Premier League handle. The post was wolves fans chanting " second again" "second again" Ole! Ole!...
I could not help but laugh so hard to the extent that I fell on the ground.
Imagine people in the 20th log, victoriously laughing at those at the top of the log. What a life!

Football is indeed great.
It is a world of it's own. Now wolves football club will relegate as heroes.

[Roseline492]

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.  

Why has Arsenal play so good but no trophy for the last five years, even just a small league they have not, there has actually been a lot of money spent on Arsenal on this five years, at least Arteta should have won some of this small league to show the club that this is what he has won as a coach for them, they have not lost on this FA Cup so actually is best if Arteta could see his longevity in the club with either of this league being premier League and FA Cup but for champions League, big ones cannot let Arsenal even if they are performing with a promising end but with nothing for Arsenal this year, will come with termination of Arteta.

[Catenaccio]

Why has Arsenal play so good but no trophy for the last five years, even just a small league they have not, there has actually been a lot of money spent on Arsenal on this five years, at least Arteta should have won some of this small league to show the club that this is what he has won as a coach for them, they have not lost on this FA Cup so actually is best if Arteta could see his longevity in the club with either of this league being premier League and FA Cup but for champions League, big ones cannot let Arsenal even if they are performing with a promising end but with nothing for Arsenal this year, will come with termination of Arteta.

There are reasons for that like Arsenal were not strong and good enough to win the Premier League title, and there were stronger competitors that performed better than Arsenal so that they became champions of the league in latest seasons. That's nothing strange to see Manchester City dominating Premier League in the last decade and did people blame on Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United by letting Manchester City winning many trophies in recent seasons.

So people must don't over escalate and attack Arteta too much, he has done good jobs with Arsenal but he knows that he must improve more, and he is ambitious to win tittles with the club too. Arsenal with latest bad results have more pressure from Manchester City and are facing with risk of losing a first position and a title again to this competitor, but what if Arsenal win the trophy eventually.

Will people return to make any apology to Arteta?

[Tonimez]

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.  

Why has Arsenal play so good but no trophy for the last five years, even just a small league they have not, there has actually been a lot of money spent on Arsenal on this five years, at least Arteta should have won some of this small league to show the club that this is what he has won as a coach for them, they have not lost on this FA Cup so actually is best if Arteta could see his longevity in the club with either of this league being premier League and FA Cup but for champions League, big ones cannot let Arsenal even if they are performing with a promising end but with nothing for Arsenal this year, will come with termination of Arteta.

Arsenal has repeatedly failed to show any title for years and over 20 years without the league too. Arsenal still has the opportunity to win the champions League if not for their "Arsenal factor". As it stands, they're still the most consistent team in the champions League this season and with their form, they can withstand any of the teams in the champions League competition. However, there's an unknown factor with arsenal, the near success syndrome. The had the opportunity to beat PSG last season, but no, they lost. The premier League is seriously racing out of their hand and we're watching it. Will Manchester city collect bothe the premier League and Carabao cup from them? For me, sacking Arteta is very crucial no matter how he finishes the season.  Arsenal has invested a lot of millions with nothing to show for it and we still believe he is still building the team? No. He should only have the option of winning the champions League as a security for his job or get sacked.

[HajiBagi]

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.  

If Arsenal did not win premier league this season Arteta should be sacked immediately, Arteta have spent millions and yet there is no good result, Arsenal have sign many top players in the world and they still have that low winning mentality in them, even if Arteta wins FA Cup or Carabao cup he should be sacked because that is not a trophy the team deserves to win, Arsenal deserve to win Premier League and Champions League this season but it looks like they are not serious because they are weak team that don’t know how to win a trophy.

If Arsenal win premier league this season it will be the worse team to win the league because no any Arsenal forward that is having a good season, Arsenal defenders are doing better than the attackers and that shows that the team only depends on corner goals and set pieces, if Arsenal failed to win the league they will lose some players because some players will decide to leave and join a club that is capable of winning the league.

[Ahli38]

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I personally see something interesting in Round 27 of the Premier League. In this round I predict Chelsea will overtake Man United in the standings. I'm confident Chelsea will easily beat Burnley considering that Chelsea previously defeated Burnley at Turf Moor. And now Chelsea will host Burnley, where they will compete at Stamford Bridge. So I personally see no reason for Chelsea to lose in this upcoming match. And they have the potential to overtake Man United if they manage to defeat Burnley because they have many advantages as the host. As for Man United they will face Everton who are strong rivals for them. And in their last meeting Manchester United lost to Everton at Old Trafford. In the upcoming match Man United will visit Everton's headquarters at Hill Dickinson Stadium. So I personally predict that Man United will find it very difficult to win against Everton as they may be under a lot of pressure as the away team. I believe this round is a great opportunity for Chelsea to secure a top 4 position or even a top 3 position if they play well and consistently win the next few rounds.

[9ja Amaka]

There were enough reasons why Arsenal could not  win the title in the past seasons. Their bench team was weak. So when  the players in the squad got injured, arteta did not have a  suitable replacement. That is why Aasenal could not win the title in the last three seasons.

But this season arsenal is facing the same problem. If Arsenal cannot win the title this season too, then the first thing that arsenal management will do is to sack Arteta. Arsenal's squad is very strong this  season. They were in good form since the beginning of the season. But like in the past seasons, Arsenal suddenly lost the truck again. And there is a possibility of losing the  top spot in the table. Manager Arteta must take the responsibility for this.

I still don't understand what's going on in the football.world right now. Arsenal had a draw against Wolves and all of a sudden the while football fans goes crazy and saying Arsenal has lost the league.  They are still top of the table for crying out loud and they are 5 points ahead. It's disappointing that they drew to Wolves,  but that's not the end of the season. Manchester City has not even played their match. even if they win against Newcastle,  which we all know it's not certain,  it's still going to be 2 points gap. To be sincere i strongly believe that Arsenal will still win the EPL this season, because I .am confident that Manchester City will still drop points and Arsenal remain the strongest and most consistent team in the Premier League this season.

[Sims25]

There were enough reasons why Arsenal could not  win the title in the past seasons. Their bench team was weak. So when  the players in the squad got injured, arteta did not have a  suitable replacement. That is why Aasenal could not win the title in the last three seasons.

But this season arsenal is facing the same problem. If Arsenal cannot win the title this season too, then the first thing that arsenal management will do is to sack Arteta. Arsenal's squad is very strong this  season. They were in good form since the beginning of the season. But like in the past seasons, Arsenal suddenly lost the truck again. And there is a possibility of losing the  top spot in the table. Manager Arteta must take the responsibility for this.

I still don't understand what's going on in the football.world right now. Arsenal had a draw against Wolves and all of a sudden the while football fans goes crazy and saying Arsenal has lost the league.  They are still top of the table for crying out loud and they are 5 points ahead. It's disappointing that they drew to Wolves,  but that's not the end of the season. Manchester City has not even played their match. even if they win against Newcastle,  which we all know it's not certain,  it's still going to be 2 points gap. To be sincere i strongly believe that Arsenal will still win the EPL this season, because I .am confident that Manchester City will still drop points and Arsenal remain the strongest and most consistent team in the Premier League this season.

Well, everyone remembers history especially when it comes to City chasing down a point deficit and with Arsenal dropping points against opponents that they are supposed to get maximum points, the question comes in. Is it about to happen again and with an Arsenal side that are starting to drop their intensity, you can't blame football fans for saying it might be over.

[Nightwatchmare]

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.  

If Arsenal did not win premier league this season Arteta should be sacked immediately, Arteta have spent millions and yet there is no good result, Arsenal have sign many top players in the world and they still have that low winning mentality in them, even if Arteta wins FA Cup or Carabao cup he should be sacked because that is not a trophy the team deserves to win, Arsenal deserve to win Premier League and Champions League this season but it looks like they are not serious because they are weak team that don’t know how to win a trophy.

If Arsenal win premier league this season it will be the worse team to win the league because no any Arsenal forward that is having a good season, Arsenal defenders are doing better than the attackers and that shows that the team only depends on corner goals and set pieces, if Arsenal failed to win the league they will lose some players because some players will decide to leave and join a club that is capable of winning the league.

Arteta has spent plenty of money in building Arsenal team to the level he can be able to lead Arsenal to their first premier league title since they last won it in 2004 but if he fail the mission again after topping the premier league standings with 7 points, i agree that Arteta should be sacked at the end of the season because it is obvious that he cannot lead Arsenal to lift the premier league title because he lacks the quality and mentality to achieve that with Arsenal. Whether Arsenal will become the worse team to win the premier league title, Arsenal should just win the premier league title so that some Arsenal fans will not commit suicide if Arsenal does not win the premier league.