Why Can't We Win?

[Letters]

So here's the points per game over the last 3 seasons:



The blue line is Wenger's last season.
Orange is Emery's first season - overall better and one impressive runs at the start (although results flattered us at times in that run).
Grey is this season. First 8 games comparable to the last 2 seasons. Since then...
We've not lost that many but we've won 2 out of 16. 2!
Why can't we win games?

Or rather, why is our inability to win games so much worse than the last 2 seasons.
We won 21 games last year. Even in Wenger's last season we were losing too many but we still won 19.
This year so far it's 6.

What the hell is that about? What is so different this season that we just can't win games?

[Mac76]

"Hmmm, tricky one......"

[Marc Overmars]

I think our attack overall has been quite poor. I’d wager 32 goals after 25 games could be our lowest at this stage for a long time.

If Auba doesn’t score then it’s pot luck really if anyone else will. You can’t just rely on one player for goals. Our midfield is next to useless as well in terms of contributing.

[dazthegooner]

Think sometime's we've spent so long working on our defensive issues we've packed the team with defensive minded players even the forwards are having to defend more than they should.

[Letters]

I think our attack overall has been quite poor. I’d wager 32 goals after 25 games could be our lowest at this stage for a long time.

If Auba doesn’t score then it’s pot luck really if anyone else will. You can’t just rely on one player for goals. Our midfield is next to useless as well in terms of contributing.

Yeah, it's our goal-scoring

This season: 32 (A34)
2019: 51 (A36)
2018: 46 (A34)

So the defence has remained consistently crap, our attack has got significantly worse.

[GP]

We look more solid in defence since Arteta arrived but we are blunt in attack.

In short: Wenger in.

[Letters]

We look more solid in defence since Arteta arrived but we are blunt in attack.

In short: Wenger in.

[Chippy]

So here's the points per game over the last 3 seasons:



The blue line is Wenger's last season.
Orange is Emery's first season - overall better and one impressive runs at the start (although results flattered us at times in that run).
Grey is this season. First 8 games comparable to the last 2 seasons. Since then...
We've not lost that many but we've won 2 out of 16. 2!
Why can't we win games?

Or rather, why is our inability to win games so much worse than the last 2 seasons.
We won 21 games last year. Even in Wenger's last season we were losing too many but we still won 19.
This year so far it's 6.

What the hell is that about? What is so different this season that we just can't win games?

With the risk of stating the obvious, today is a must win game.
There can be no excuses for tiredness.
We have most of our senior players fit and well rested. Arteta must start bearing the fruits of labour. A win is needed, not a draw.