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Mikel Arteta's big-scale improvement this season basically aims one of them to conquer the EPL, considering that last season's situation left a deep impression on the club where their domination of the League since the start of the season had to stop in the last weeks before the season was finished.
Coach Arteta has invest more than €200 million to equip his main squad, this action is a signal that Arteta does not want his club to lose its place and is ready return to challenge the top of the Premier League standings

Arsenal is starting to a good beginning with enormous advancements in all three rounds. The fans were cheering and ecstatic with the club's current state. Arsenal will give everything they have in the forthcoming season, as they did in the previous one. The board has firmly established its ultimate objectives for the next season, which is why they have signed market players, and they will not be sorry. Mikel Arteta is the master planner; he selects what type of players he requires and sees a bright future for the Gunners. Let's wait for what Arsenal can offer next season.

I find it extremely hard to make any assumptions about teams before the season starts or when they performed very well for one single season and then go into the next one with very high hopes. Arsenal is also a team like Napoli as both performed much better than they expected. But can they maintain their level? it won't be easy for both teams as it can go both ways of course. Arsenal found out that 73 points after 30 games are hardly enough to become the champion if they can't win the vast majority of the remaining games. That has a psychological impact for them that can't be underestimated. If they don't have a head start this season again with 5 games and 5 wins, they could quickly be packed with doubt whether it is even possible this season as they know what it needs to be at the top in the end. Manchester City will most likely again be the team that must be beaten and while it is hard to make assumptions about other teams, it is easier for Manchester City to expect that they will again end the season in the 90 points range.

Yes, I understand that and we are here talking about opportunity because the official matches of the 2023-24 season have not yet start, so the results of the pre-season tour is the only reference for their effectiveness of their work in improve the club during the transfer market. I specifically highlight Arsenal, Mikel Arteta's work in complement or improve certain parts of the main squad is a sign of their ambition to minimize the possibility of being eliminate from the top of the EPL standings.

While it is not wrong that it is the only reference for the state of the team in this moment, the results from friendly games during the pre-season considered over several years are also a reference for not being very reliable predictors for the official matches.

Arsenal will probably not be kicked out of the top of the EPL unless Chelsea finds back to their old strength and Tottenham unexpectedly performs as they used to some years ago. But what are the chances that Chelsea turned into one of the favorites and that Tottenham, probably without Kane, is playing for the top ranks in the Premier League? Those chances are not very high and Arsenal will at least do ok.