Arsenal separating Europa League from Premier League key to success

England and the Europa League are another matter for Arsenal

While the historical torch of success is being carried through Europe, to this point at least, the same can’t be said for the Gunners regarding the Premier League. While they languish behind their big rivals and traditional competition, the poor results must continue to wear on the team’s own morale as well.

Drawing to a much improved West Ham team was disappointing yet not the worst result either; how the team was handled at home against Liverpool was utterly embarrassing, and while the Gunners took care of Sheffield United, that’s not saying a whole lot either. Drawing to Fulham before the defeat at home to Everton secured this recent domestic run of form as less than stellar.

Yet during this stretch, European football has seemed separate from the form at home. With just matches remaining in Europe and England alike, it will have to remain this way for Arteta and Arsenal to have a real shot at taking something positive out of what many might feel is a season of progress, yet littered with wasted possibilities.

I think Arteta needs more time, more transfers, and more trust.

Those will all be harder to come by should they not have European football next season. No one is blind to this reality. Yet the results that one team can conjure on the pitch is a different story. The team will have to conjure the best performances they can moving forward, and if they can eke out a win against Emery and Villarreal, before meeting up against either Roma or Manchester United, there will be a real sense of possibility after the loss that the Emery-led Arsenal faced in 2019.

Lifting this European trophy would be massive. It would likely cover many of the flaws at Arsenal, superficially and otherwise, for at least a bit longer. While things have seemed to be coming undone across the club, winning would be a cause for joy, celebration, and would certainly mean progress moving forward.