When I thought that the absence of Saka is not affecting the Arsenal team, they did the worse. When exactly is Arsenal going to win Newcastle United convincingly? This is a shame to Arsenal. How can Newcastle United win them home and away. If they have to shamefully bash out of the EFL cup this way, it means they have hope neither in EPL nor champions league.
I strongly recommend that Arsenal should sign players hungry to win titles. Players with winning mentality and not these set with Arteta. I don't even know if it is coach's fault.
In principle, nothing so terrible happened, because still, with all due respect to this tournament, but the Premier League and the Champions League are still more important for Arsenal. There are also fewer tournaments where you need to spread your efforts. On the other hand, a title is a title, and it's not at all certain that you will be able to win the remaining tournaments. And yes, the current Arsenal is very lacking in self-confidence, and the title could help to gain that confidence.