Then the last game of 2024 has been played for Arsenal. Friday’s Premier League game against Ipswich ended in a narrow victory. This means that the London club is still not hooked on the title race with Liverpool, but six points behind Slot and the gang with more games played than the Merseyside club, unfortunately points to another near-title, at best. Declan Rice chose Arsenal in the summer of 2023 and has had his first full calendar year at the club. The summary from the England international is probably shared by the entire Gunners.
In May, Rice helped lose the Premier League title to Manchester City, two poor points behind. This season started at a title pace, then came the void after an injured Ødegaard and unnecessary losses, before it has picked up again with the captain back on the pitch.
“It’s been a good year. We have done well, but it has not quite gone as we wanted. Hopefully we will get some trophies next year. We want to rise among the elite. We can keep winning games, but it doesn’t matter if we don’t win anything (trophies),” Rice sums up according to Sky Sports.
Victories don’t matter without titles.
We guess the Arsenal players and supporters feel the same a few days before the New Year’s celebrations. A near-title is no longer enough.
