Set-piece kings 

In an era and season where set-pieces and particularly corners have become more important than ever before, it seems only fitting that the champions were the masters of it in 2025-26. 

It's not pretty by any stretch, but boy, it's been effective - and the numbers back that up. Of their 69 goals, 24 have come via a dead-ball situation. This is around 35% of their league total, with 20 scored from corners, throw-ins, or free-kicks, plus 4 penalties.

Many have criticised Areta's side for the tactic, but it's hard to argue when it's brought the club such success. Arsenal have leaned on their strength, mastered a tactical trend, and it's helped win them the title.  

A defence like no other 

Every title-winning side is built from the back, and Arsenal have the meanest defence in the whole of Europe. 

If clean sheets are your thing, then there's plenty coming out of Emirates Stadium. David Raya's 19 shutouts won him the Golden Glove once again, and the league's next highest are Gabriel (17) and William Saliba (15). 

In the league, they've let in just 26 goals and of the 61 fixtures they've played this season, the team have only been behind in a game for a combined total mintues of just over half an hour. Mindboggling. 

For all the talk of mentality, their defensive discipline was unrivalled. 

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Mastering the dark arts 

To win a Premier League title, you've got to have a bit of the dark side in you, don't you? 

Sir Alex Ferguson couldn't care less about what those outside of Old Trafford thought of some of Man United's antics over the years, and Jose Mourinho made a career out of it. This year, Arsenal did their own heel turns. 

Corner tomfoolery, time-wasting expertise, and the questionable withdrawal of players from March's international friendlies all frustrated the rest of the Premier League, but proved the Gunners would stop at nothing to win the Premier League. 

Maybe it could have come with fewer of the more tiresome online fan personalities, though.

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Knowing when to turn it on 

Arsenal haven't been completely defence-minded and Darth Vader-like, though; they've had their moments of real attacking class, too. 

True, they won't go down as champions with the kind of swagger we've seen from others over the years, but they've had their moments. 

Ebere Eze's treble against Spurs in the North London derby and their battering of Aston Villa and Leeds showed that when it was required, the Gunners could turn it on. 

Seizing their moment 

One thing Arsenal have done well is identify their moment in the sun. 

Reports have suggested the club foresaw a moment in 2023 when their rivals would enter a transitional phase and sought to ensure they were in the prime position to take advantage.

Signing key players at the right age was all part of that plan; allowing the Gunners to hit their 'peak' at the optimum moment was a deliberate strategy, and it's paid off. 

Some may say it's taken slightly longer than anticipated, but now they're back on top, could this usher in an era of dominance in North London? 

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