Simon Jordan shares the three words he’ll call Arsenal if they don’t win the Premier League title

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Simon Jordan has now shared the three words he would use to describe Arsenal if the Gunners fail to win the Premier League title this season.

England’s top-flight is the only prize remaining for Mikel Arteta this season after Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich.

It comes after Liverpool knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup – while West Ham ended any hopes of the Gunners lifting the Carabao Cup.

So, what will Simon Jordan say about Arsenal if Mikel Arteta fails to win the Premier League this season? Let’s take a look…

Three words Simon Jordan will use to describe Arsenal if Gunners fail to win the Premier League this season

Well, some might have expected the 56-year-old to join the pile on and criticise Arsenal after Wednesday’s defeat to Bayern Munich.

However, Jordan has given a more measured assessment of where Arsenal are at right now under Arteta, describing the Gunners as a “work in progress” even if they fail to win the Premier League this season.

In truth, the talkSPORT pundit’s comments are a breath of fresh air.

After Jim White asked Jordan what he would call Arsenal if they missed out on the Premier League, the man from Thornton Heath said: “I think they are a work in progress. I didn’t expect them to win the league this year.”

White then questioned the term “work in progress” – given the fact we are now five years into Arteta’s reign.

In response, Jordan said: “Well, five years and an FA Cup and ultimately Arsenal haven’t won the Premier League for 20 years. It took Klopp five years. Klopp is a media darling who got to three finals that they lost and he got an opportunity to build it.

“I think there is a lot more positive about Arsenal than negative, and I think it’s really not good form that every time they come up against something that is not always overcomeable that they should be labelled with the title bottlers.”

Spot on

Well said.

Not every failure is an act of bottling it.

Arsenal have clearly made huge strides as a football club since Arteta replaced Unai Emery in December 2019, and that progress is there for all to see – even if the Gunners fail to win anything this season.

As long as Arsenal are moving forwards, competing and exploring ways to keep challenging Manchester City, fans should be content.

Of course, there is a time limit on that assessment, and should Arteta reach eight or nine years with just an FA Cup to his name, there will quite rightly be a lot more scrutiny on the Spaniard.

For now – however – nobody can really call this developing Arsenal side bottlers.