At the end of the 38th round of the Premier League, Manchester United ranked third with 66 points and Arsenal ranked eighth with 56 points. It seems that there is only a gap of 10, behind which is the win or loss of the whole season, especially under the influence of the epidemic, which is infinitely magnified.
After all, Manchester United have qualified for the Champions League next season, and Arsenal can only play in the Europa League. The gap between the two is self-evident. In the 20 18- 19 season, Manchester United reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League and finally earned a huge income of 93 million euros. In the same year, Arsenal reached the final of the Europa League, and finally won the runner-up with only 38.9 million euros.
The income gap of up to 50 million euros is still the most superficial problem. For a listed club like Manchester United, the continuous failure to qualify for the Champions League is also a great harm to the club brand, and this loss is probably unbearable for the board of directors.
Moreover, because of the Champions League qualification, Manchester United can still maintain the title of first-team giants and attract superstars, such as Sancho and Coulibaly, while teams without the Champions League qualification are difficult to be competitive in the transfer market.
Over the years, Arsenal has gradually become an ordinary team, and now the FA Cup is nothing more than a psychological comfort.
This question is very interesting. Manchester United and Arsenal are old enemies of the Premier League. Although it is not as good as before, there is still competition. Now that Arsenal have won the FA Cup, if Manchester United can't win the Europa League, does it mean that Arsenal will be more successful than Manchester United this season?
Manchester United's main goal has been achieved. To answer this question, we must first make clear what is the definition of success. Personally, the success on the football field is actually that the club has achieved its goal plan this season, or exceeded its plan.
From this perspective, both Manchester United and Arsenal have achieved success. The difference is that Manchester United achieved the established goal of entering the Champions League, while Arsenal overfulfilled the task of winning the Cup.
So this comparison does not exist. Because of Arsenal's unexpected joy, Manchester United's failure cannot be disproved. For Manchester United, even if they don't win the Europa League, it won't affect their Champions League career.
Returning to the Champions League is definitely Manchester United's top priority. This means that the value of the team is consolidated in terms of competition, economy and influence.
In addition to short-term success, gunmen need to seek long-term development. Manchester United can't win the Europa League, and Arsenal will definitely be more successful in terms of the number of champions.
But this comparison is meaningless. Because the cruelty of competitive sports lies in the continuous continuation of the game. A team's short-term success will soon be forgotten by fans if it is not supported by longer-term success.
Like Barcelona. Catalan teams have won eight mainstream championships since winning the Champions League on 20 16, but now when it comes to this team, fans always think that Barcelona is a loser. Why? The shadow of failure is too great.
From this point of view, it is obvious that Manchester United is more successful than Arsenal this season. It is true that Arsenal won the first important trophy in the post-Wenger era, but a champion is not enough to change the status quo of the team. For example, Obameian's future is still up in the air, and Ferdinand even directly interprets his words as meaning that his fate with the gunners has ended. Why? Because everyone, including Arsenal fans, knows that this is a surprise and does not represent the future.
You can only say that under the leadership of Arta, Arsenal's situation has improved recently, as evidenced by beating the giants in a row. But in the long run, kroenke's meanness and the confusion of the team's long-term planning can hardly conceal the fact that the Gunners are gradually withdrawing from the traditional six giants. The most realistic question is: If Obame Yang insists on leaving, can the gunman find another beautiful sheep?
Therefore, compared with the results of the season, Manchester United still has the upper hand. Because this team has shown an obvious upward trend, you can clearly feel that the Red Devils are developing in a good direction. With internal promotion and external support, Manchester United's road will obviously be wider.
What about Arsenal? There is progress, but this is only a sign. Altta has found the right way and found the feeling, but there are a lot of problems and a lot of fog about whether it can last long. Outside Obamaian, how to deal with a cancer, where Gondozzi went, and even Zaka claimed that he was drifting away from the club. After Wenger, this team has been too scattered in rallying people's hearts and spirits, and it is difficult to get together in a short time.
Don't forget, the future of Lacazette is still up in the air.
Judging from the current Premier League situation, Liverpool and Manchester City are definitely not as good as the Gunners. Manchester United and Chelsea, which are well-funded and constantly strengthening their strength, are getting farther and farther away from Arsenal. Tottenham Hotspur in North London is no longer a pawn, and the future of the gunners still looks very confused.
So eat, drink and be merry, at least in this season's championship achievement, the gunman succeeded.
Manchester United and Arsenal were the absolute kings of the Premier League in the last century, but now things have changed. Manchester United is not the king of the Premier League at present, but Manchester City and Liverpool, the bitter rivals in the same city, have become the masters of the Premier League at present! Arsenal are even more embarrassed. Arsenal seems to be going downhill after emeri took charge. However, after Arta took over, his performance has not improved, and he can only be in the middle of the league, which is completely different from Wenger's period!
If Arsenal's only consolation this season is the FA Cup victory before the final whistle! However, I can understand that Arsenal won the FA Cup. If Manchester United don't win this season, does it mean that Arsenal are more successful than Manchester United? On this issue, I think it is inevitable to win more cups. Of course, I don't rule out that Arsenal beat Chelsea by sheer strength, but it always takes a little luck to advance to the championship in the Cup!
And at the end of the league, Manchester United ranked much higher than Arsenal, which shows from another level that Manchester United is more successful than Arsenal! After all, the long league time can't be avoided by many accidental flukes! So there is nothing to say about the success of Manchester United! Moreover, Manchester United won the third place in the League and the Champions League qualification at the same time, which is another valuable significance and an ironclad proof that Manchester United is more successful than Arsenal this season!
Weighing success or failure is also unanimously recognized by everyone, because the Champions League is self-evident for a club. First of all, it has a very strong attraction and potential for signings, club image and business prospects. Secondly, the club has participated in the Champions League more and more times, which is a great honor for the head coach and players. After all, it is difficult for some non-champion national teams to get a good ranking in the World Cup, let alone win the championship, so some skilled players are infinitely eager for the highest honor of the club, that is, the Champions League!
Therefore, the club can maintain a high participation rate in the Champions League, which is to increase the opportunities for players to impact their dreams. Therefore, whether the club can participate in the Champions League next season is defined as the yardstick of success! So even if Manchester United can't win the championship, it will be more successful than Arsenal's performance this season!
See how you define success. Personally, even if Manchester United didn't win any trophies this season, it was still a successful season. Although Arsenal has the FA Cup, it is not a "success", so the last question is meaningless.
Let's start with Manchester United. Manchester United finally won the third place in the league this season and returned to the Champions League. The Europa League is still playing (even if he doesn't win the cup in the end), although this is not the same as the previous Ferguson era. Why do you say "success"? Personally, I think this is the beginning of bringing order out of chaos, and the performance of the team shows signs and hopes of prosperity. Especially compared with the chaos in previous seasons, it is a world of difference. The dressing room is harmonious, the team is calm, and the reconstruction is progressing in a planned way and getting back on track. This is the success of Manchester United at this stage!
Although Arsenal won the FA Cup, they ranked eighth in the league and didn't even enter the Europa League. More importantly, at present, the hope of Arsenal's re-emergence is slim (bidding for the Olympic Games), the team's shortcomings are obvious (I really feel that one or two people in the center and back court can't solve the problem), and the biggest unstable factor (Ozil) still exists, and there is still a long way to go before the team returns to bidding for the Olympic Games. There are some accidental factors in winning the FA Cup. I can only say congratulations to Arsenal.
Generally speaking, both teams are rebuilding, but Manchester United seems to have taken the lead, and both input and team performance are better and more stable. But Arsenal haven't given a clear blueprint yet, so I feel I'd better take it one step at a time.
Neither team has been successful this year, and now the competition in the Premier League is becoming more and more fierce. Next season's championship will be won by one of the following four teams. Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham will compete for the Champions League seat.
Manchester United has achieved success. They are all young players. Veterans can rent or sell, let young people develop and enter the semi-finals. Suoshuai proved himself. But there are also problems, such as the instability of young people, the penalty in the league and the red card of the other side. With the help of the referee, 20-2 1 season is the real test.
Modern football is utilitarian. Achievement is everything. Good grades, sponsorship, tickets, jerseys, big-name stars will continue. Then when the stars come, they will play better. With more money, players will get higher wages and better grades, forming a virtuous circle. This is what the club and fans want to see. At this time, we will look at this problem again, but everyone knows that you are poor at Arsenal, and it is not easy to win the FA Cup and enter the Europa League, which is worth encouraging. But what about the whole? In the middle of the league, it is almost impossible to squeeze into the Europa League. The transfer market made it clear that there was no money to buy people. To put it bluntly, Arteta is useless again. On the other hand, Manchester United ranked third this season. After the B fee came, it was brand-new and the team was full of momentum. The supply of tickets for the Champions League means the attraction to the stars, and there is still the Europa League to compete for this season.
To sum up, as a Premier League fan, in the eyes of Arsenal fans, the club has been successful this season and is worthy of pride. But in the eyes of others, this season is still far from Manchester United. Some Arsenal fans can be happy by themselves, which is really funny compared with Manchester United.
To quote former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: Our goal is to win the League, the Champions League, the top four in the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Carling Cup in turn.
The champion is really important, but the economic gains are more important. Entering the champions league is more valuable than winning the football cup.
In the Premier League era, Manchester United and Arsenal, especially at the beginning of 2000, can be said that, like Manchester City and Liverpool today, the champions were mostly produced between these two teams. Later, the rise of Chelsea Jinyuan Football gradually changed the situation of the Red Devils and the Gunners.
Let's take a look at the results of the two teams this season:
Manchester United: third in the league. There is still the Europa League to compete for.
Arsenal: Eighth in the league. Just won the FA Cup.
Obviously, as far as the championship is concerned, Arsenal is more successful than Manchester United this season.
However, in terms of performance, I believe many people will disagree. After all, in the Premier League, Arsenal have started to fall behind in recent years. Although Manchester United stumbled a few years ago, this season, especially after the rematch, fans saw many surprises. Both frontcourt coordination and backcourt defense have been significantly improved. On the other hand, the scene of Arsenal really fell.
Therefore, if Manchester United finally win the Europa League this season, then Arsenal will definitely not be as good as Manchester United this season. After all, Arsenal had already been eliminated from the Europa League, and even the former manager of the Europa League harvester, emeri, was dismissed.
And even if Manchester United don't win the Europa League, it's hard to say that Arsenal is more successful than Manchester United this season. There have been rumors in recent days that Manchester United will strategically give up the Europa League and concentrate on preparing for next season. After all, the Premier League and the Champions League are more important before Manchester United, and Arsenal's Europa League qualifier tickets for next season are still won by a controversial FA Cup match.
To sum up, Arsenal can't compare with Manchester United this season. Of course, for these two former Premier League champions, what we have to do now is to look forward. After all, the past season was intermittent because of the epidemic, not to mention the world football, even we personally have a lot of regrets, don't we?