This is yet another bad season for Arsenal, you might not agree with me because they sit in the 2nd place but psychologically, they and their fans would be affected. They held success in their hands and it blew away before their eyes. Not only did they miss lifting the trophy after about 2 decades, but they also continued to mess up with their subsequent games. There must be something wrong with the club, they are not just good competitors, and I doubt if they will be able to move farther in the Champions League they qualified for.
Arteta needs to seriously work on the psychology and morale of his side and makes a serious rearrangement next season because I possibly could not decipher where the problem comes from tactically.
@EarnOnVictor in my personal opinion this is one of most successful season Arsenal ever had because they single handedly managed to put pressure on City when other teams had already lost their way. Furthermore Arteta has got them back in the champions league and if backed in the transfer window I’m sure that he’ll get them trophies next season hence overall their fan’s shouldn’t be disappointed because at the start of the season no one even thought that they could be in the title race yet they managed to stun all till the very end.
If finishing as runners-up is actually not too bad for Arsenal and when compared to last season, this season the Gunners have been able to look extraordinary. But what is very unfortunate is when they wasted a big chance to win the championship this season. Arsenal threw away a lot of points when facing a match they should have been able to win, especially when they faced it when they entered a crucial match, Arsenal's players looked even more nervous so that the opportunity was immediately taken by Manchester City.
Speaking for next season, the competition will be even tougher. I see it will be difficult for Arsenal to return to perform as well as they have this season. Competition in the Premier League every season will be much more challenging because there are no longer four teams that always dominate, but next season there may be eight teams who are ready to challenge for the title or fight for a place in the Champions League.