So it’s all finally over, in more ways than one.

This has certainly been a roller-coaster of a season, but a faulty one with more downs than ups.

Let’s take a look back over Arsene Wenger’s final campaign at the club in an A-Z of Arsenal’s season…

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G is for

Goalkeepers

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(Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

We saw, once again this season at Manchester United, how a world class goalkeeper can be the difference between second in the league and sixth for a bog-average side.

Arsenal are in desperate need of a new goalkeeper with Cech rapidly on the decline and Ospina simply not good enough.

If the club are serious about moving forward, neither of these two can be our number one next season.

H is for

Henry

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - AUGUST 31: Thierry Henry assistant manager of Belgium looks on prior to the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier between Belgium and Gibraltar at Stade Maurice Dufrasne on August 31, 2017 in Liege, Belgium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
(Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Thierry Henry lost a lot of love from a large section of the Arsenal fanbase this season.

Touting himself for the Arsenal job despite turning down a coaching role at the club because he wouldn’t give up his well-paid Sky Sports job, seeing him working the Manchester City title presentation instead of being at the Wengerdrome to say thank you to Arsene Wenger, didn’t sit right with many.

Some have suggested he was contractually obliged or at the whim of him employer, but jobs tend to let you have days off for important events. They even supply a certain number of days you can use when you please. They call these ‘holidays’.

Henry will always be a legend for what he did with Arsenal, but this season his devotion, to the club he claims he would love to manage one day, came into question.

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Injuries

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Arsenal didn’t suffer quite as much this season as they have done in recent years, in fact, just like in the league, they finished sixth.

Serious injuries were still a theme but not to the same degree as we are used to.

Santi Cazorla was the only player to miss the entire season.

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