Five points clear with ten games to go. Arsenal fans would have taken that deal in August without hesitation. So why does it feel like the wheels are coming off? The answer is not just results. It is the accumulation of things that should have been fixed — a left wing that was never properly addressed, a captain being asked to do something that isn't his game, and a squad whose moving parts still don't quite fit together. Arsenal are not in crisis. But they are not yet convin

It looks like Arsenal’s last significant signing will be Eberechi Eze. And while I think he will be a very good player for Arsenal, I’m not sure he’s exactly what they need—at least not on his own. Arsenal will presumably play Eze as a left winger. While he would be an upgrade over Martinelli, Eze isn’t really a natural winger. This season, Eze played as a left-sided 10/second striker in a 3-4-3 formation, which allowed him to frequently receive the ball between the D and the