Arsenal had failed to maintain their consistency due to injuries and most likely fatigue too as the same players were the ones playing all the time. But I don’t really get what you meant by Arsenal not having a winning mentality. I think they’ve got a winning mentality and that’s why they had been leading the league table for a while.
They had been winning their games and gathered some good points to be a bit ahead. That’s a winning mentality in my book. They had suffered some set back and lost points which led to Manchester City who was hot at their heels overtake them and finally win the league. Manchester City no doubt has a winning mentality and is a superb team.
Injuries have a way of tipping the balance of the team because they will undoubtedly affect some crucial positions, which will change the way the team is structured. Additionally, because Arsenal lacked a winning mentality, their performance plummeted when they were expected to accumulate more points, which is when they started losing. I pray Arsenal performs better since they have tested glory they will want to do better next season.
@Iroh, A mistake can happen once. But when the same mistake happens the next season, I think there are some problems. If I remember correctly the same thing happened with Arsenal in the season before this one as well. So we cannot say that Aslam just was not ready for this. Arsenal had to be ready for this because this had happened before.
I simply think that Arsenal took it a little too easy when they had a good lead in terms of points. And I think that simply came back to haunt them. They should remember that when you have Manchester City as your opponent you cannot relax. Arsenal is spending well in recent times. But they are not going to be able to win the English Premier League title if they are not consistent throughout the season.