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AND THAT'S THAT


Well that was interesting wasn't it? 8th place finish, more points than last season, no European football next season, no trophy and little to write home about. I think it's fair to say that Arteta's Arsenal underwhelmed. Highlights were few and far between; beating Sp*rs, beating ManUtd and beating Chelsea home and away were bright spots as were the emergence of Saka, ESR and Tierney as pivotal players.

The low point of the season has to be the disastrous Europa League Semi final against old boy Emery's team. A tie that was mismanaged, fumbled and basically cocked up! The FA cup tie against Southampton was a game of stupid decision making and while we are on the subject of stupid decision making, the Willian deal has to rank alongside the Amaury Bischoff fiasco (only much more costly) in terms of nonsensical thinking.

Oh, and we also had the European Super League debacle which shone a light on the total lack of disregard our owner has for football culture.

The season ended with a late push for the Eurovision Conference Call Tour Of Duty, which, thankfully we got nil points for, which means we can 'focus on the leagueTM' during the 2021/22 season.

The ins and outs this summer will be vital and I'm not holding my breath to see some smart squad building. All I would hope is that we offload dead wood, trust in our young players and ad some proven experience with the right mentality .

I think when all is said and done Arteta needs to be reevaluated at Christmas, what he manages to achieve in the first half of the season will determine his, and Arsenal's future.

Enjoy the break dear reader

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