Arsenal 2023/24

Painful. Despite City not playing by the rules we are knocking on the door. We finish with 89 points and that's what won it last season.

A few sharp signings, staying injury-free, and playing consistent football and we can win it next time.

So we get a credible second, buildoing towards a league win, just missing out to a club which has a massive question mark over it's spending for years! 

How long does Arteta's contract run? I feel like he will be huge in any future title bid.

loyalgunner

How long does Arteta's contract run? I feel like he will be huge in any future title bid.

Runs until 2025, 

Proud of the team but the overwhelming feeling is gutted to have got so close after 20 years and hoping it's not another 20+ years to get another chance. Sadly it's just an almost impossible task against a nation state with unlimited resource.  It probably needs another unbeaten season to beat them,  and even then they still got more points than the Invincibles. 

I'm assuming next season will be wide open, the 115 charges finally meaning a significant 20+ points deduction to balance the ledger. 

There won't be any punishment like that, it's too political when it's an oil nation state. They can just threaten UK's access to their oil. Wouldn't be surprised if those conversations are already happening behind closed doors.

Extending this + another versatile attacker, + future Jorginho + another option at LB + decent Raya back up = a squad who can compete for the next 3-4 years.

Will willingly sell/let go of Ramsdale, Cedric, Smith-Rowe, Jesus, Nketiah, Nelson, Tavares, Lokonga, Okonkwo, Tierney, Marquinhos to make it happen.

theprof

loyalgunner

How long does Arteta's contract run? I feel like he will be huge in any future title bid.

Runs until 2025, 

 

brumbys

I'm assuming next season will be wide open, the 115 charges finally meaning a significant 20+ points deduction to balance the ledger. 

This will definitely happen.

I’m also off to have a threesome with Margot Robbie and Sydney Sweeney.

brumbys

Extending this + another versatile attacker, + future Jorginho + another option at LB + decent Raya back up = a squad who can compete for the next 3-4 years.

Will willingly sell/let go of Ramsdale, Cedric, Smith-Rowe, Jesus, Nketiah, Nelson, Tavares, Lokonga, Okonkwo, Tierney, Marquinhos to make it happen.

theprof

loyalgunner

How long does Arteta's contract run? I feel like he will be huge in any future title bid.

Runs until 2025, 

 

I reckon Timber is Arteta's first choice left back next season

Too many Sydneys in the same bed for me...

Buffon II

brumbys

I'm assuming next season will be wide open, the 115 charges finally meaning a significant 20+ points deduction to balance the ledger. 

This will definitely happen.

I’m also off to have a threesome with Margot Robbie and Sydney Sweeney.

Apparently I've been posting on here for 16 years...16 bloody years! In that time I don't think I've been more proud of the lads on the pitch. They're an amazing group of lads, with a decent manager, playing excellent football. Excited to see what happens this some as the squad evolves again, hopefully next year we can go that one step further in the PL, and ideally deeper in the cups!

This speaks to how proud the team can be:

Edit: weird, it won't let me upload a photo. It was a screenshot saying:
Arsenal won 28 games while the average title winner wins 27;
Arsenal got 89 points when the average title winner gets 88;
Arsenal scored 91 when the average title winner scores 83;
Arsenal got 2.9 points per game when average title winner gets 2.2;
0.8 goals conceded per game - equal with average title winner.

Yea its pretty crazy how long this forum has been running now! I dont think Ive ever committed to any app/website/service this long, I've kind of grown up around here in a way! I would probably cringe at a lot of my Arsenal whinging back in 2007, I was the worst bad loser once upon a time!
I've been contributing to the YF patreon for quite a while now, the guys who run this show have done really well to keep something going this long like they have, much respect. 

Re: My comment yesterday about Timber being LB next season. I didnt click that he actually came on at RB yesterday, and on the pitch he looked like a bloody winger, super fast and tricky. Then you read that he was a CB a lot at Ajax. 
Dude can play anywhere. Arteta loves these kinds of defenders who are super versatile, Tomiyasu, White, Kiwior, Timber, all fit that kind of profile. 

Yeah, I think Ben White deserves a breather! But if it means that White/Timber are the default options and Tomiyasu/Zinchenko/Kiwior are the back ups I get nervous about the Tomi/Zinny injury records. Think we also missed a trick losing Walter’s from the youth team, would be nice to have another prodigy coming into the team.

Super interesting on the manager merry go round this summer. Chelsea ditching Poch was a surprise, and similarly De Zerbi. Bayern chasing Kompany. One I’m worried about is West Ham under Lopteugi, he’s decent.