Only a wretched six week period in the final third of the season denied the Gunners a fourth Premier League title under the Frenchman – and a possible second Champions League final in three seasons. That s the verdict of the Ham&High s Arsenal expert Jem
Only a wretched six week period in the final third of the season denied the Gunners a fourth Premier League title under the Frenchman - and a possible second Champions League final in three seasons.
That's the verdict of the Ham&High's Arsenal expert Jem Maidment on a season that promised so much, but delivered so little.
Arsene Wenger's assertion in his final press conference of the season on Wearside, that his side had "lost a 100metres race by a fraction of a second" may have been papering over some cracks, but there is no doubt Arsenal are a club on the rise, he says.
Read his detailed analysis of the season, and where Arsenal go from here, in this week's Ham&High.
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