Not sure about that. There is a limiting factor in our decline and that is our resources are so much bigger than most other clubs outside the top 4.
Burnley may leapfrog us and it would be embarrassing to finish below them but we almost can't drop lower than 7th this year no matter what we do.
However poorly we are set up our players are generally better than most other teams and so will win enough games to keep us in the top half of the table.
Prove me wrong, Arsene!