Are you worried?

[Rigadon]

For the first time under Emery I’m concerned we’ve peaked and this is now a declining thing. I hope I’m wrong, but it’s not good right now.  We look like a lower mid table team and have for weeks. 

[Risso]

I think we’re seeing Emery’s “getting sacked by Arsenal” football. Be interested to hear his excuses.

[Villan82]

When this thread started I took it as 'are you worried now we have something to lose'

Now I am actually just worried full stop. I knew it wouldn't be as straightforward as last season but the decline has really shocked me. We would lose heavily to the team that finished 7th and the team that finished 4th.

There has to be something wrong behind the scenes.

[VillaTim]

Emery been found out I'm afraid , we were warned by Arsenal fans .

[SoccerHQ]

Right now last summer is looking a really bad window. Mitigation is our hands being tied by the rules.

Partly that but I guess people could say why sign an LB for 30m + when RB needed more attention. I rate Maatsen but it's a bit embarrassing how few minutes he's played so far for what he's cost. And also signing Onana when we had plenty of CMs already at the club and had already signed Barkley who plays a similar role.

We seemed to stock up in positions we were already strong on and completely neglected the right hand side despite Unai probably expecting an RB to be signed late in the window which didn't happen once Geertruida moved elsewhere.

We flirted with Geertriuda and Joao Felix in positions where we needed more depth and when those moves didn't come off we seemingly just gave up with alternatives and went with our existing options who probably peaked last season.

[SoccerHQ]

I think we’re seeing Emery’s “getting sacked by Arsenal” football. Be interested to hear his excuses.

I honestly think a big lesson from this season is just don't give up on stuff like the league cup as much as we did with the Palace selection.

I get it dosen't pay the bills but exciting cup runs can mask over indifferent league form as we've seen many times in our history.

CL already given us a memorable night but I expect us to be found out quickly in the knock outs. Europa league and even back in the Conference again are much more realistic trophies for us to win so I don't see it as some disaster if we're back in it next season personally.

[Paul.S]

Emery been found out I'm afraid , we were warned by Arsenal fans .

Do you mean this?

[usav]

This is now a real problem (crisis is probably too strong a word), that stretches back to last season.  The next 10 days could be very telling.

[PaulWinch again]

Emery been found out I'm afraid , we were warned by Arsenal fans .

Do you mean this?

To be fair, Tim makes lots of bold claims that rarely stand up to much scrutiny over time. Pretty sure he was lording the signing of Philogene, but might be mixing him up with someone else.

[Olneythelonely]

The first time I’ve thought “yes”, when answering the title of this thread.

I think Unai is being tactically stubborn, despite it looking so clearly like we’ve been found out. Our best players look massively out of form and our worst players look nowhere near good enough.

[wolfman999]

This is now a real problem (crisis is probably too strong a word), that stretches back to last season.  The next 10 days could be very telling.

The nightmare before Christmas?

[Paul.S]

Emery been found out I'm afraid , we were warned by Arsenal fans .

Do you mean this?

To be fair, Tim makes lots of bold claims that rarely stand up to much scrutiny over time. Pretty sure he was lording the signing of Philogene, but might be mixing him up with someone else.

Everyone’s got their opinions but Christ wading in on Emery is a joke.
Back the club and team and we’ll come out of this bad run. Get on their backs and attack a coach that’s taken us this far isn’t really supporting your club.

[Demitri_C]

Smart wasn't swapping Luiz for 2 fucking donkeys who spend the season out on loan somewhere else.

Exactly what was the fucking point? Stupid deal and stupid decision to loan them both. Both could add something right now to this awful side

[PaulWinch again]

All of this stems back to Kamara’s original injury that ended his midfield partnership with Doug. Since then the midfield has failed to do the fundamentals. That is the main problem.

That and not replacing the directness Diaby gave us means we’ve got no flexibility. We cannot change a game.

[Risso]

How about a change from four, four fucking two? There's a reason most other managers ditched it around 1996.