Even though Arsenal are probably the best team in the world at the moment, there are things they can improve on. Some of their attacks are a bit sluggish, and they need to improve that more consistently so they can win more games more comfortably.
There were some clear weaknesses in this squad last season. And do you know what the best teams do when they see a weakness? They try to change it as soon as possible.
That's what Mikel Arteta wanted to do in the summer, and he got a few of his favourite players to sign in positions where there was a desperate need for some new, fresh faces.
There is still one position in the team, though, that does not really have a world-class presence. Arsenal really need a strong, consistent left winger who can play football at a very high level.
Arsenal may regret not fixing an obvious issue when they had the chance
This is no disrespect to the players they already have. Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli are very good. However, they are not consistent players, and they are definitely not world-class at the moment..
Trossard, to be absolutely fair to him, has been really good this season, scoring and assisting a lot of goals, and has shown underrated improvements. But there is a feeling among the fan base that there could be a step above these two.
They were reportedly in talks with Rodrygo in the summer, but that move never came to fruition. So now they need another player who can actually take them up another level in an offensive sense.
Actually, the player in question's ideal move would have also been Arsenal, but the Gunners never entered the conversation, which is a real shame.
According to David Ornstein, Arsenal held a really high appreciation for Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo, but they never entered the conversations firmly.
Semenyo is an Arsenal fan, so it would have made sense for him to want to join them. That is why Ornstein says the Gunners would have been his first choice if they were firmly on the table.
But they weren't, and that feels like an opportunity missed for a clear improvement.
Arsenal really need a left winger, and they probably will enter the market in the summer. But it feels like an opportunity they could have had with Semenyo, because he has been one of the Premier League's best players in the last few months, even though he has cooled down in the last few weeks.
Manchester City are in advanced talks with the Englishman. So, if that ends up happening, Arsenal will inevitably beat themselves up over a move they clearly needed but did not go for.
On the flip side, the North London outfit has spent a lot of money this season, and I understand why they do not want to change too much when it is clearly working.
But Semenyo would have been a really good option, and he is clearly talented enough to play for the Gunners.