{"id":127,"date":"2026-02-21T11:10:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=127"},"modified":"2026-02-21T11:10:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:10:52","slug":"it-could-be-the-worst-team-to-win-the-premier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=127","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;It could be the worst team to win the Premier&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">The victory over Kairat allowed the <strong>Arsenal<\/strong> close a first phase of the <strong>Champions inmaculada<\/strong>: just <strong>leader<\/strong> con <strong>full of points (21\/21)<\/strong>. <span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\">March <strong>first<\/strong> in <strong>Premier<\/strong> &#8211; four points ahead of Manchester City &#8211; and <strong>is still alive both in Copa<\/strong> -will face Wigan in the round of 32- <strong>like in the League Cup<\/strong> -they beat Chelsea 2-3 in the semi-final first leg-. A <strong>idyllic panorama<\/strong> that has been &#8216;clouded&#8217; by the <strong>three consecutive stumbles<\/strong> that chain the &#8216;gunners&#8217; in <strong>Premier<\/strong>: <strong>they tied without goals<\/strong>against Liverpool (0-0) and Nottingham Forest (0-0) and have just lost at the Emirates against Manchester United (2-3). <span\/><span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-player\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Arsenal 3-1 Bayern Munich: summary and goals Champions League (J5)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\">A <strong>&#8216;minicrisis&#8217; <\/strong>that has once again revealed <strong>the lack of goal<\/strong>not only of Gy\u00f6keres, but of the entire <strong>offensive arsenal led by Mikel Arteta<\/strong>. If we add the <strong>partial scorers<\/strong> that the &#8216;gunners&#8217; forwards drag according to a study by <strong>&#8216;Sky Sports&#8217;,<\/strong> The final result yields a <strong>blushing<\/strong> <strong>1 of 73 <\/strong>which has set off alarm bells at the Emirates. <span\/><span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">The &#8216;drought&#8217; of Arsenal&#8217;s forwards<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__list ue-c-article__ ue-c-article__list--unordered\">\n<li>Saka &#8212;> 0 goals in 13 games (all competitions)<\/li>\n<li>Martinelli &#8212;> 0 goals in 13 games (only in Premier)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__list ue-c-article__ ue-c-article__list--unordered\">\n<li>Gy\u00f6keres &#8212;> 0 goals in 11 games (only in Premier and without penalties)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__list ue-c-article__ ue-c-article__list--unordered\">\n<li>Madueke &#8212;> 0 goals in 25 games (only in Premier)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__list ue-c-article__ ue-c-article__list--unordered\">\n<li>Trossard &#8212;> 1 goal in 11 games (all competitions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\">Beyond the &#8216;fictional football&#8217; exercises a reality hides. Arsenal have, according to &#8216;Sky Sports&#8217;, the <strong>third worst percentage of goals scored by their forwards<\/strong> in the <strong>Premier League<\/strong>: <strong>16 of 42 (38%)<\/strong>. Not only that. Despite being the leader, four teams in the English League improve their rating <strong>&#8216;Expected Goals&#8217;<\/strong> (<strong>1,12)<\/strong>well below what the last four champions achieved: <strong>1,74<\/strong> (Liverpool 2024-25), <strong>1,13<\/strong> (City 2021-22), <strong>1,57<\/strong> (City 2022-23) y <strong>1,59<\/strong> (City 2023-24). <span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\"><strong>Arteta,<\/strong> However, he prefers to see the glass half full: &#8220;We want those numbers to be higher, but we are only three goals away (there are five) behind the best team. We are not that far away. <strong>&#8220;We seek to be the best in all statistics, but it is very important that we can read them in a way that is useful for our players.&#8221;<\/strong><span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>We seek to be the best in all statistics, but it is very important to read them in a way that they are useful to us.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Mikel Arteta<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Arsenal&#8217;s top scorers in the Premier<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__list ue-c-article__ ue-c-article__list--unordered\">\n<li>Trossard &#8212;> 5 goles<\/li>\n<li>Rooted &#8212;> 5 goals<\/li>\n<li>Mikel Merino &#8212;> 4 goals<\/li>\n<li>Saka &#8212;> 4 goals<\/li>\n<li>Rice\u00a0&#8212;> 4 goles<\/li>\n<li>Eze &#8212;> 4 goles<\/li>\n<li>Own goal &#8212;> 4 goals<\/li>\n<li>Zubimendi &#8212;> 3 goals<\/li>\n<li>Gabriel Magalhaes &#8212;> 3 sips<\/li>\n<li>Timber &#8212;> 2 goles<\/li>\n<li>Martinelli &#8212;> 1 goal<\/li>\n<li>Calafiori\u00a0&#8212;> 1 gol<\/li>\n<li>Odegaard &#8212;> 1 goal<\/li>\n<li>Gabriel Jesus\u00a0&#8212;> 1 gol<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">&#8220;At first they could only win games with set pieces&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\">Now, paradoxically, it is the &#8216;cannons&#8217; that are pointing at Arsenal. <strong>&#8220;Do you remember the beginning of the season? They could only win games thanks to set pieces<\/strong>. If Arsenal win the Premier League, they could be the worst team to win the league. <strong>If you think about choosing four forwards for the &#8216;Team of the Season&#8217;, which Arsenal player would make that team. The only one, possibly, would be Saka and I don&#8217;t think he was brilliant.&#8221;<\/strong>he questioned <strong>Paul Scholes<\/strong> in<strong> &#8216;Sky&#8217;.<\/strong><span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\">A criticism that was also added <strong>Jamie Carragher<\/strong>: &#8220;<strong>I still think that Arsenal will win the League and that they are the best team, but they lack &#8216;class&#8217; from midfield onwards<\/strong>. <strong>I think it&#8217;s more of a creative problem than a final one.<\/strong>. &#8220;I think they don&#8217;t generate enough for the forwards and that&#8217;s why Gabriel Jesus, Havertz, and Gy\u00f6keres haven&#8217;t worked.&#8221; <span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-player\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Inter 1-3 Arsenal  Resumen Champions League<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\"><strong>&#8220;I think that&#8217;s why they haven&#8217;t won the Premier League yet.<\/strong> They lack a Salah, a Haaland or a De Bruyne, so they will try to win the League in a different way. <strong>If they achieve it, the big reason will be the two centre-backs, the goalkeeper and Rice.&#8221;<\/strong>the former Liverpool player insisted on <strong>&#8216;Sky&#8217;.<\/strong><span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>If Arsenal win the Premier League it will be because of their two centre-backs, the goalkeeper and Rice<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Jamie Carragher<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\">Until <strong>Arsene Wenger<\/strong> left a criticism between the lines after the defeat against United: &#8220;The goals illustrate a little the way in which the two teams played. United had good cohesion, while <strong>Arsenal&#8217;s team was on the scoreboard due to the force and fight in the area<\/strong>such as the corner of the second goal. The first goal wasn&#8217;t a clean play either. <strong>&#8220;Arsenal gave everything, but they lacked a little patience and technical cohesion.&#8221;<\/strong>stressed the former &#8216;Gunner&#8217; coach. <span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>Arsenal gave everything, but lacked a little patience and technical cohesion<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Arsene Wenger<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\">A wave of criticism &#8211; a minority sector booed the team against Man United &#8211; that <strong>Arteta<\/strong> nipped in the bud even before hosting Kairat: &#8220;We have paused to reflect on how we want to experience the end of the season. The answer is simple. <strong>We have earned the right to be in a great position in four competitions<\/strong> and the next four months <strong>&#8220;We are going to live them with joy, with a lot of courage and with the conviction that we are going to win.&#8221;<\/strong>.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>We have earned the right to be in a great position in four competitions and I hope everyone gets on board, we deserve it<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Mikel Arteta<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph xai-icon-container\">The &#8216;Gunner&#8217; coach also called on the fans to close ranks: &#8220;This is going to be the mentality. <strong>I just hope that everyone linked to the club, especially the fans, gets on that boat<\/strong>because this is the way we are going to live it. <strong>We deserve it.&#8221; All that remains is for the &#8216;cannons&#8217; to fire again&#8230; in the right direction<\/strong><span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The victory over Kairat allowed the Arsenal close a first phase of the Champions inmaculada:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}