23/24 Season Review

[DJ_Markstar]

Ben White deserves more plaudits than he is getting so far in this thread.

Great point

Player of The Season: Ben White
Young Player of The Season: Ben White 3 years ago
Goal of The Season: Ben White sidefoot volley vs Chelsea
Signing of The Season: I wish we'd signed Ben White this season
Most Improved: Ben White (not that he can improve, he's already perfect)
Biggest Disappointment (player): Definitely not Ben White
Lowest Point of The Season: Any time Ben White didn't play
Best Team Performance: Arsenal 5 - 0 Chelsea
Best Individual Performance: Ben White vs Man City (community shield)
Favourite Moment: Ben White nutmegging Doku

 

[Riou]

Great point

Player of The Season: Ben White
Young Player of The Season: Ben White 3 years ago
Goal of The Season: Ben White sidefoot volley vs Chelsea
Signing of The Season: I wish we'd signed Ben White this season
Most Improved: Ben White (not that he can improve, he's already perfect)
Biggest Disappointment (player): Definitely not Ben White
Lowest Point of The Season: Any time Ben White didn't play
Best Team Performance: Arsenal 5 - 0 Chelsea
Best Individual Performance: Ben White vs Man City (community shield)
Favourite Moment: Ben White nutmegging Doku

 

[MikelHadADream]

Player of The Season: Ode, his change of role unlocked our team (along with Kai)
Young Player of The Season: Saliba
Goal of The Season: Rice vs Luton
Signing of The Season: Rice
Most Improved: Havertz moving to CF
Biggest Disappointment (player): ESR/#5/Vieira
Lowest Point of The Season: Fulham away
Best Team Performance: Liverpool at home
Best Individual Performance: Saliba away at City/Lfc
Favourite Moment: Man Utd home

 

[MikelHadADream]

I think one big positive we can take in this season is the way the team tactically evolved.

The evolution was actually towards more of an orthodox 433, rather than a gimmick system where you have fullbacks coming into midfield, midfielders pushed up on the last line ect.

Ødegaard playing more as a traditional midfield playmaker, with the left back not coming into midfield as and Kai playing as a proper 9 were big difference makers.

I think Arteta put more trust in the players quality, rather than relying on tactical nuances, which gives me even more confidence this team is here to stay.

 

[DJ_Markstar]

I think one big positive we can take in this season is the way the team tactically evolved.

The evolution was actually towards more of an orthodox 433, rather than a gimmick system where you have fullbacks coming into midfield, midfielders pushed up on the last line ect.

Ødegaard playing more as a traditional midfield playmaker, with the left back not coming into midfield as and Kai playing as a proper 9 were big difference makers.

I think Arteta put more trust in the players quality, rather than relying on tactical nuances, which gives me even more confidence this team is here to stay.

You can do that when the quality is there. Arsène was given credit (and rightly so) for trusting the quality of his players, but when you've got guys like Bergkamp and Henry up front what do you even need to tell them? Other than an outline of tactics, perhaps tweaks vs certain opponents etc. you can trust in that quality to deliver on the day.

What we're seeing with this team is the players are now at a level where you can trust their quality, players like Saka have gone from raw talent to consistent performer, we now have Rice in midfield instead of El Neny, Gabriel/Saliba instead of Luiz/Mustafi etc.

 

[DJ_Markstar]

Can't believe I'm a clipboard merchant FFS

 

[GoonerJeeves]

Great point

Player of The Season: Ben White
Young Player of The Season: Ben White 3 years ago
Goal of The Season: Ben White sidefoot volley vs Chelsea
Signing of The Season: I wish we'd signed Ben White this season
Most Improved: Ben White (not that he can improve, he's already perfect)
Biggest Disappointment (player): Definitely not Ben White
Lowest Point of The Season: Any time Ben White didn't play
Best Team Performance: Arsenal 5 - 0 Chelsea
Best Individual Performance: Ben White vs Man City (community shield)
Favourite Moment: Ben White nutmegging Doku

I should have said Giroud. It would have been heartwarming to see our man from Montpellier get such stalwart support, but alas, our man from Poole will have to do....

 

[goonerfamily]

Player of The Season: Declan Rice
Young Player of The Season: William Saliba
Goal of The Season: Rice vs West Ham
Signing of The Season: Declan Rice
Most Improved: Kai Havertz
Biggest Disappointment (player): Gabriel Jesus
Lowest Point of The Season: Home Loss to Villa
Best Team Performance: Arsenal 5 - 0 Chelsea
Best Individual Performance: Ødegaard vs Porto (2nd leg)
Favourite Moment: Late winner at home to United

 

[Tom Mix]

Player of The Season: Saliba
Young Player of The Season: Saliba
Goal of The Season: Rice vs Luton
Signing of The Season: Rice
Most Improved: White, Havertz mentioned in despatches since January
Biggest Disappointment (player): Gabriel Jesus
Lowest Point of The Season: Villa home
Best Team Performance: Liverpool, Chelsea at home
Best Individual Performance: White, Chelsea at home
Favourite Moment: Chelsea home

 

[Rain Dance]

Player of The Season: Gabriel/Saliba
Young Player of The Season: Saliba
Goal of The Season: Trossard vs Liverpool
Signing of The Season: Rice
Most Improved: Jorginho, he went from public enemy #1 to a welcome addition
Biggest Disappointment (player): Zinchenko or Gabby Jesus
Lowest Point of The Season: either we didn't beat Fulham or we keep forcing Havertz as LCM
Best Team Performance: vs City at home
Best Individual Performance: Ødegaard or Tomiyasu pocketing whoever is against him
Favourite Moment: winning against MU

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Is this off topic? Feel free to move it Mods but it is technically a review of the season. Or is it just for answering the questions from the OP?

 

[Tir Na Nog]

And the video sums up what I've been saying, we lost the league in December. Basically Rice as the single pivot and Havertz in that 8 role didn't work but Adam Cleary seems to be mostly "blaming" Rice (he's more blaming the role than him personally). Rice as a single pivot isn't gonna help break down a deep block.

 

[GDeep™]

Saliba was our best player, by far. Don’t know how others are getting votes.

 

[Synical]

Best team performance: West Ham

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1794030283941130480

Love this song now

 

[Heavy Duty Rom]

And the video sums up what I've been saying, we lost the league in December. Basically Rice as the single pivot and Havertz in that 8 role didn't work but Adam Cleary seems to be mostly "blaming" Rice (he's more blaming the role than him personally). Rice as a single pivot isn't gonna help break down a deep block.

Yeah, i don't think Rice 6 would have been an issue if we had an actual no8.

 

[db10_therza]

Yeah, i don't think Rice 6 would have been an issue if we had an actual no8.

It’s baffling how so many here can write off Rice at 6 knowing we haven’t seen him there with a left 8.

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Another highlight for me was that shot of the dancing couple at the emirates (think it was the game we destroyed Chelsea?) that shot made me very happy, and a visual confirmation that we are on our way towards great things

 

[GDeep™]

Another highlight for me was that shot of the dancing couple at the emirates (think it was the game we destroyed Chelsea?) that shot made me very happy, and a visual confirmation that we are on our way towards great things

Yeah, amazing.

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Yeah, amazing.

It was. Made me feel warm and fuzzy inside and assured that we are on the right track no matter the end result this season.

 

[GDeep™]

It was. Made me feel warm and fuzzy inside and assured that we are on the right track no matter the end result this season.

Yeah, end result doesn’t matter now, I know.