The head coach of the club, Arsene Wenger, stated that the recent poor performance of his club is causing him concern. The club defending the "Premier" league champions title has only managed to obtain six points in the last five league games.
After suffering a defeat at the end of October against , which ended a 49-game unbeaten streak for "Arsenal", the gunners were eliminated from the English cup competition, lost their position as leaders in the "Premier" league, and made their situation in the UEFA Champions League more complicated.
Furthermore, the coach of the fierce gunners' rivals, Jose Mourinho, recently stated that the main competitor for the title will not be "Arsenal", but "Man Utd".
"We need to be realistic - last season was exceptional, not the norm," said A. Wenger. "The history of English football shows that what happened last season will not happen again. It's not a tragedy, but right now, I'm not happy. We are below our standard and it's bothering me."