Arsenal boss Unai Emery has offered a one-word assessment of his first season in charge.
Emery has failed to guide the Gunners back into the Champions League after they finished fifth in the Premier League and were thrashed 4-1 by Chelsea in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
It has left them staring at another season of Europa League football and a summer where Emery will have to work on a tight budget to strengthen his side.
The Spaniard has posted an emotional message on social media and admitted he is struggling to find the words to sum up his feelings.
But he declared himself "proud" of the club as he vowed to start building towards next season.
Emery wrote: "Not easy to find the words to describe how we feel today, but here is an important one: Proud... of our team, our club, our fans, of the huge effort of all of us since day 1.
"Proud to be part of the Arsenal family. Today we start building next season’s Arsenal. Forward together!"
Emery is set to axe big-name stars as part of a summer clear-out to free up funds for strengthening his side.
He is reportedly monitoring a trio of Argentina-based midfielders as he considers how to replace outgoing Aaron Ramsey.
The club are also set to bring in former player Edu as technical director to assist Emery, although his arrival has been delayed.
Highly-rated Bournemouth winger Ryan Fraser is a top target after their ambitious move for Wilfried Zaha was derailed by their lack of Champions League football.
There is also a desire to bring in a top class centre-back to shore up their leaky defence, which conceded 51 goals in the Premier League, more than top two Manchester City and Liverpool combined.
