Arsenal: 4 reasons behind incredible support this season

4. Arsenal Fans Have Bought Into Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal Team

While all of the aforementioned reasons have played their part, one crucial ingredient that has seen the atmosphere boosted both home and away is the team.

This team.

Watching ageing and low quality players clog up this squad for years too many, earning farcical wage packets and contributing little to nothing on the pitch, raised toxicity levels to the most we’ve seen. Results faltered and Arsenal slipped down the table, but looking at the team it was hard to feel connected with the direction being taken.

That has all changed, primarily over the course of the recent summer, where Arteta has overseen a full scale gutting of the squad and brought in players who are young, hungry, charismatic and, quite simply, likable.

The culture at Arsenal has undergone a drastic overhaul and the fans are firmly behind it. The feeling of being invested into the team is immeasurably motivating. This fanbase is firmly on board with the path the team is taking – and it shows in the stands.

Even something that may feel insignificant like having a goalkeeper who is in constant communication with the fans plays a huge role. Seeing Saka and Smith Rowe don the No. 7 and No. 10 shirts symbolises the direction.

This is the youngest team in the entire Premier League and while supporters know there will be unavoidable bumps of inconsistency along the way, they’re prepared to follow on that journey. Arteta has been adamant that he wanted to reconnect the fans with the team.

That’s happened ten-fold.