Quote Originally Posted by Marc Overmars View Post
I'd also include the opening day defeat to West Ham, although we recovered well I think it set the tone for what has been a particularly poor season at the Emirates.
Perhaps but in of itself it wasn't really what I regard as a key defeat

Defeats against Chelsea, West Brom and Southampton were more telling of the overall mental fragility and tactical failings in the side. The West Ham game was in of itself, just a game we'd failed to prepare for and too early in the season to be pivotal.
But that's just my opinion....a case could be made for it being a grim portent.