Arsenal's Season: 6/10: Despite a 16th qualification for the Champions League, this season has been a disappointment for Arsenal's fans. A decent start to the season saw their title challenge was all but over by November. The Gunners were then knocked out of the Capital One cup by Bradford, knocked of the FA Cup by Blackburn and then utterly humiliated by Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
The biggest positive of the season was then beating Munich 2-0 at the Allianz Arena, but in truth the tie was all over after the 3-0 loss in the first leg. The win did prove to be the catalyst for a good end-of-season run.
Star Player: 9/10: Santi Cazorla was head-and-shoulders above every other Arsenal player this season. The minute Spaniard was a strange omission from the PFA Team of the Year. His creativity, positional sense, and vision mark him out as an outstanding player and Arsenal may have to fight to hold onto him next term.
Flops Arsenal Can Do Without: Thomas Vermaelen had a nightmare season in 2012-13. He was joined by Gervinho, Andre Santos and Wojciech Szczesny as Arsenal's worst performing players. Vermaelen and Szczesny do have potential, but next season will surely be their last if they repeat their form from this term.
The Manager: 6/10: With Sir Alex Ferguson having retired, Arsene Wenger is now the longest serving manager in the Premier League. Since Arsenal last won a trophy in 2005, all 91 teams in the professional top-flight in England have changed their manager at least once.
That being said, Wenger has not reached the peaks he is capable of in some time. This season, once again, had its fair share of disappointments and Arsenal's fans patience is running out. Next season could be his last chance.
Who should Arsenal sign this summer? The Gunners need to sign a center-forward, look at bringing in a rival goalkeeper to get Szczesny motivated and a center-defender with pace.
Arsenal Fanbase Satisfaction Level: 6/10 Arsenal's players were wildly happy with finishing fourth ahead of their North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. It would be fair to say that those satisfaction levels were not matched by their fans. This is a club who should be challenging for trophies and their fans have made their dissatisfaction known at every level of the club.
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