Analysing Arsenal’s 2019/20 season requires some nuanced reasoning, as things were far from black and white.
The club’s summer transfer window, which saw them bring in Kieran Tierney, David Luiz, Dani Ceballos on loan and record signing Nicolas Pepe from Celtic, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Lille respectively, offered promise to Gooners.
Unai Emery’s side seemed to have made additions that suggested they’d be favourites for a top four finish due to the state of their rivals: Chelsea had lost Eden Hazard and were in uncharted territory with an inexperienced Frank Lampard at the helm and Tottenham Hotspur, despite their Champions League run in 18/19, looked to be on the wane under the brilliant Mauricio Pochettino.