They did, however, end the season with some silverware after beating Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal's end to the season will be a springboard to better things after signing a new contract as manager.
'This is not a sentimental decision, this is not a backwards-looking decision, this is all about looking forward, ' he said. "We are looking at what we do well and how we can be stronger everywhere", Wenger told Arsenal official website.
"When I went to Arsenal, we didn't play the most attractive football but it was effective football and it won trophies. That's why I told you that we want to transfer that into the new season".
It's as if everyone at Arsenal is ignoring that they just finished outside the top four.
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"We forget that we have top-quality people already and, if you look closely at the players who left us, every player who came here became a better player".
It will take Wenger's Arsenal reign into his 23rd season, and Gazidis wouldn't rule out the possibility of him staying even longer.
The Frenchman, who joined Arsenal in 1996, had faced calls from some sections of the club's supporters to step down during a disappointing season in which Arsenal won a record 13th FA Cup but failed to qualify for the Champions League. "He has a fantastic track record and has our full backing".
"It is all about winning trophies, for me". "It was made very clear to me when I joined Arsenal last summer that there was no real route through to the reserves and through to the first team". Numerous most vocal Wenger Out Brigade were the same who danced on the streets when Mesut Ozil's signature was announced and who come out every Groundhog Day to repeat that they need to buy a "world class striker".
Wenger was emboldened enough to rule out the club imposing a director of football on him in May, and indications are that his power will be intact under the new deal. It would have been a similar position to where Manchester United found itself in 2013 when Alex Ferguson chose to retire after 26 years in charge, with United struggling to recapture its standing at domestic and European level.
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