I'm absolutely tired of the gimps all over the internet...

[WES]

That are like "maybe we are not ready for the CL but considering where we were last year 5th is still a great achievement bla bla bla" SHUT THE F*** UP YOU PANSIES.

Don't try and find a silver lining. Fact of the matter is when we were in an incredibly favourable position to finish 4th (even 3rd now with how many points Chelsea won) we went on a run of 5 defeats in 9 games. Why are you not absolutely LIVID? The only thing Arteta has done has got rid of some known toxic players. Has that helped our weak as dog turd mentality tho??? And don't forget we got knocked out early doors from the Domestic Cups. And don't forget we didn't have the Europe distraction and yet still we lost to Brighton, Southampton and Palace on the trot. Is Arteta really gonna turn us into a force lol NO.

So when evaluating Arteta you consider the 5 games we lost but not the wins over Chelsea and Man Utd?

My conclusion from the last two games is that we need better players. No manager is going to turn Tavares and Cedric into decent FBs and no manager is taking a team to the CL with Xhaka and Elneny in midfield.

[Arsenal Alcoholic Review]

So when evaluating Arteta you consider the 5 games we lost but not the wins over Chelsea and Man Utd?

My conclusion from the last two games is that we need better players. No manager is going to turn Tavares and Cedric into decent FBs and no manager is taking a team to the CL with Xhaka and Elneny in midfield.

Those are all players that Arteta thought were key to his squad. Espeically the wing backs. We all knew Tierney doesn't have the fitness for a full season. He allowed a heap of international wing backs to leave due to the faith he had in Tavares and Cedric. Personally I don't have a problem with Cedric as second choice right back. The other fella though. Jesus christ... He's a poor mans Armand Traore.

[Pat Vegas]

So when evaluating Arteta you consider the 5 games we lost but not the wins over Chelsea and Man Utd?

My conclusion from the last two games is that we need better players. No manager is going to turn Tavares and Cedric into decent FBs and no manager is taking a team to the CL with Xhaka and Elneny in midfield.

they only perform when the pressure is off. January was shocking. The 3 games prior to Chelsea were key and we messed those all up. Chelsea was perfect as we'd 'blown' top 4 so no pressure and we won.

Then back in the driving seat we cave in again.
Arteta hasn't improved us one bit apart from a few more points, we've lost as many games as last year and conceeded far more many goals. For a defence he's fixed apparently.

It really is a case of everyone else around us being awful that we are 5th the league position is flattering. It's really worrying we are going backwards.