Alithandabuzeki elokuba iArsenal iphucuke kakhulu ekuhambeni kwexesha, kodwa kuye kwavela imibuzo ngokulungela kwabo ukubuyela kwiChampions League. NgeArsenal ekhululekileyo kuxinzelelo lwebhola ekhatywayo yaseYurophu, abaninzi bababona njengeentandane zokugqiba isizini kwindawo yesine kwaye kusele umdlalo omnye kuphela ukuba udlale kule sizini akunakwenzeka ukuba yenzeke.
I-Arsenal ayiphumelelanga ukukhusela ibhola ye-Champions League kwiisizini ezintlanu zokugqibela, kodwa isizini ye-21/22 yayiyeyokuqala apho i-Gunners yaphoswa yibhola yaseYurophu ngokupheleleyo, njengoko igqibile i-8th ekupheleni kwesizini.
Emva kokuchitha imali eyongezelelweyo ekutshintsheni kwiPremier League ngo-2024 ifestile yokutshintsha kwehlobo, bekulindelwe lukhulu kwiGunners, abomeleza iqela labo kwaye ngoku benomntu okhuphisana naye ongaphantsi koloyiko. Nangona kunjalo, isicwangciso sokudlulisa siyathandabuza njengoko u-Edu Gaspar, umlawuli wezobuchwephesha weArsenal, egxile kwiinzame zakhe zokutyikitya abadlali abancinci, abangenamava ngaphambi kwamagama anamava. La magama abandakanya uNuno Taveres, uAlbert Sambi Lokonga kunye noTakehiro Tomiyasu, umdlali ngoku ongomnye wabadlali abahlanu abaphezulu beArsenal baseAsia.
I-Gunners yazabalaza ekuqaleni kwesizini, kodwa njengoko isizini iqhubela phambili, iArsenal yabuya umva ngokubaleka ingakhange ibethwe, ebabone bekhwela itafile yePremier League kwaye bagqibezela isine kukhuphiswano oluninzi. Basigcinile esi sikhundla nasemva kwemidlalo nje embalwa, ekhangeleka ngathi yinkqubela phambili yabalandeli beArsenal.
Ababoneleli bokubheja boMzantsi Afrika bavavanye amathuba eGunners okugqiba kumaqela amane aphezulu ekupheleni kwesizini, njengoko iArsenal inike iqela elincinane ithuba lokugqibezela iChampions League kunye noobhuki abaninzi elizweni. Nangona kunjalo, oko akusenakuthiwa njengamathuba eArsenal okufumana i-Champions League ejinga ngomsonto.
Unale nto engqondweni, ngaba kufanelekile ukuthi iArsenal ayikulungelanga ukubuyela kolona khuphiswano lukhulu lwebhola ekhatywayo yaseYurophu? Emva kokuqiniswa okubalulekileyo kweqela kwaye ngaphandle koxinzelelo lokhuphiswano lwaseYurophu, kunokwenzeka ukuba iArsenal ingayi kuba ifanelekele isizini yesithandathu ilandelelana. Bedinga kuphela ukuphumelela omnye wemidlalo yabo yokugqibela yePremier League ukuze baphumelele, ngoku bathembele ekoyiseni i-Everton eyomeleziweyo, ejonge ukukhusela elinye isizini lebhola ekhatywayo yePremier League emva kokuphumelela iChrystal Palace, nangona bekuyimfuneko. ukuze iTottenham iphulukane neqela laseNorwich ebesokole isizini yonke.
Abalandeli beArsenal baya konwaba ukuba baqinisekisiwe ngebhola ekhatywayo yaseYurophu ngendlela ye-Europa League. Nangona kunjalo, bazakudana kukufunda ukuba iqela labo lisondele kakhulu ekuzifumaneleni indawo kwiChampions League kwisizini ezayo. Inyani yokuba iArsenal ayikwazanga ukufanelekela isizini ye-Champions League kwaye kwangaxeshanye ayizange idlale kwibhola ekhatywayo yaseYurophu kunye neqela elomeleziweyo bubungqina obaneleyo bokuba iArsenal ayikakulungeli ukuthatha inxaxheba kolona khuphiswano lukhulu kwibhola ekhatywayo eYurophu. .
