Patrick Vieira has now predicted what will happen at Arsenal over the next five years
We’re entering a very important period of Arsenal’s history.
Indeed, the Gunners have just won their first Premier League title for over 20 years, and now, they’re hitting an interesting juncture.
Mikel Arteta’s side can now go down one of two paths – become a dynasty, or fade away after reaching the top of the Premier League mountain.
Arsenal are favourites to win the league this year, but, as we’ve seen so often, that tag can mean nothing.
We’ve seen both stories play out in the Premier League over the years. Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola created winning machines at Manchester United and Manchester City, while Arne Slot and Antonio Conte were gone within 12 months of winning their respective league titles.
We’re going to see what Mikel Arteta’s side are made of this season, and one person who is confident that Arsenal can continue on an upward trajectory is Patrick Vieira.
Patrick Vieira’s Arsenal prediction
Vieira doesn’t believe we will see a dip from Arsenal in the way we did at Liverpool last season.
Quite the contrary, Vieira believes Arsenal are set up for success for a long time to come, noting that many of their key players are still very young and they could be set up to dominate the Premier League.
“After Arsene Wenger was very challenging, very difficult like you would expect. But they have been able to build a team with Mikel, the last couple of years they’ve finished second. They have built this kind of experience that allows them to win the title this year,” Vieira said to Sky Sports.
“Now I think they have the structure, the base to keep going and be one of the best teams in the next five or six years in the Premier League. They still have a young team, a young team with good experience, they know how to do it now. You expect them to dominate the Premier League in the years coming.”
Arsenal’s age profile analysed
Vieira noted that Arsenal still have a young team, and he’s spot on.
The Gunners have built around youth for a long time, so much so that in five years time, this same group of players could still be playing at the peak of their powers.
Of Arsenal’s most important players, David Raya is the veteran, but, as a goalkeeper, there’s no reason why he can’t still be competing at the top into his late 30s.
As Vieira says, we may be seeing a dynasty building at Arsenal.