The first trophy hopes of the season for Arsenal were shattered when they were defeated by Newcastle, and fans were once again left lamenting the fact that they did not have a striker on their roster.
As a result of the Gunners’ 2-0 loss at St. James’ Park, they ended up losing the Carabao Cup semi-final by an aggregate score of 4-0.
The team managed by Mikel Arteta is still in the running for the Premier League championship, trailing Liverpool by six points, and they have advanced to the round of sixteen in the Champions League.
Failure to win either of those, as well as the fact that the FA Cup will enter its sixth season in 2020, will result in the wait for a trophy.
When it comes to the day, you need to be very efficient. The manager, Mikel Arteta, stated that this is what brings you closer to winning trophies, but today we were not able to achieve that.
The present moment is excruciating, but tomorrow will be a different day.
Matt Upson, a former centre back for the Gunners, was quoted as saying the following on BBC Radio 5 Live: “For how good this team have been, for the squad that Mikel Arteta has built, they had had a lot of joy, but they haven’t won anything.”
“That is not sufficient in comparison to what the club anticipates.”
Over the course of the last two seasons, they have finished in second place in the Premier League, behind Manchester City. At the moment, they are in second place following Liverpool.
Between the years 2004-2005 and 2022-23, Arsenal had only ever finished in second place once.
The Gunners were able to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since the 2016–17 season thanks to the former assistant manager of Manchester City.
As a result of the club’s support in the transfer market, Arteta has been able to acquire a net expenditure of approximately £500 million since his arrival.
With a 5-1 victory over City in the Premier League, the team’s morale was high heading into this match. The goal was to maintain the pressure on Liverpool. Is this going to have an impact?
Chris Waddle, a former winger for Newcastle United, stated on BBC Radio 5 Live that Arsenal are no longer eligible to compete in the FA Cup or the League Cup. As a result, they are now free to concentrate on chasing down Liverpool, who are still in the running for everything, as well as the Champions League.
The performance that they have given over the course of the two legs, particularly tonight, will not leave them satisfied. However it could help them chase down Liverpool.”
Fans’ views
Murphy, Bedford: I can’t see Arsenal winning anything this season. When the chips are down and they need a big performance, this frail mentality shows itself again. Comfortable for Newcastle.
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Danny, from Salford: However, there are times when you are concerned about Arsenal’s erratic mentality. To the very edge. Angry. All too often, fragile. Unable to build on their perceived momentum. Arteta has a big job on his hands.
Charles: Just as you start believing in Arsenal after their fantastic result against City they let you down again. Is there something in the water in North London?
Nicholas, Belfast: It’s time for us Arsenal fans to admit Arteta does not have the mentality to take us across the winning line.
Nick: So it took Arteta 3 days to go from beating Man City 5-1 to ‘not having the mentality to take us over the line’. Fans are ridiculous sometimes.
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David Raya, the Gunners’ custodian, made two outstanding saves against Manchester City, which allowed the Gunners to stay in the tie.
Myles Lewis is the left back, Riccardo Calafiori.Despite the fact that Skelly performed exceptionally well in the previous match, Calafiori is the winner.
Dear Gabriel, CB:Gabriel is proceeding to strengthen his argument that he is Arsenal’s best player for the current season.
Despite the fact that Erling Haaland was able to defeat Saliba over the weekend, the Frenchman continues to be considered one of the best defenders in the world.
As the fourth and final member of the back four, Jurrien Timber is the running back.
The goal that gave Arsenal the lead in the second half was scored by Thomas Partey, who had his best performance of the season up to that point.
It is Declan Rice, CM.Another outstanding performance was delivered by Rice, who assisted twice against Manchester City. It will be necessary for him to demonstrate his dominance once more if Arsenal are going to get off to a good start.
The Norwegian midfielder, Martin Ødegaard, was the one who scored the first goal and displayed a captain’s performance in the match against Manchester City.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli Martinelli begins the game on the left side of the field with the intention of stretching The Manchester City defence.
Ethan Nwaneri—Nwaneri, along with Lewis-Skelly, continues to make the most of the opportunities that have been presented to him. In the final minutes of the game against the team that was already the champion, he scored off the bench.
ST: Kai Havertz—Havertz was responsible for the first goal and scored Arsenal’s fourth goal against Man City, despite the fact that he should have scored two goals on the night. In light of Arteta’s confidence in him and the absence of a January transfer, he is under a great deal of pressure to perform well under the circumstances.
