Being a fan of a football team becomes frustrating at some occasions. The same frustration part of the story is common for any Arsenal fan out there. They have an appalling illness which is called ‘ACS‘, known as Arsenal Choking Syndrome.

Arsenal have not won any major title since year 2005. Beside their recent success of winning FA cup twice, and Emirates Cup (only if it was a real competition).

Since 2012, we can observe a similar pattern at Arsenal. They perform well in the initial months and then hit the November. The injury crises start rising. At this stage, fans are already pushing for Arsene Wenger to leave.

By the end of February, they are out of the Champions League round of 16, and they finish in top 4 by the end of the season. The whole cycle has become a ritual for the fans.

We had a slow start this season with Liverpool’s defeat at home. Then we recovered well, and had a great run in UCL group stages. Somewhere between defeats from Everton, Manchester City, and Watford we lost it.

Here are the top reasons what possibly went wrong for Arsenal, despite the fact Arsene Wenger claiming that this is the best squad he had in years.

1. RECORD AGAINST THE TOP TEAMS

Arsenal has the worst record in the league against the other top five teams. They fail to perform against big teams which cost them fortune in term of humiliation and points. The only win they had was against Chelsea, which later ignited Conte’s side to the top of the table

They need to play tactically against top teams if they want to win any major competition, like Liverpool is performing this season.

2. SANTI CAZORLA INJURY

Arsenal is definitely missing the magic of its little Spaniard midfielder magic. They lost him due to ankle problem. He was supposed to return by January but he had another injury blow which required another operation.

Here is the analysis of his impact.

3. ADDING SQUAD DEPTH

Arsenal has been missing the whole point of squad depth. Other top teams are adding first team players in their teams, while they are adding players to its squad.

It certain example can be observed in the form of Liverpool’s Mane and Chelsea’s Kante. This point towards second reason that we should have someone with the likes of Santi Cazorla in the team.

3. CONTRACT DILEMMA

Arsenal performance has been affected by the ongoing contract negotiations. They need to tie down Ozil and Sanchez quick because it is having a negative impact on their performances. They need to have clear mind about their future so they can focus on their football.

4. DEFENSIVE PROBLEMS

Arsenal have still the same mentality when they concede a goal. Although they bought Mustafi and Xhaka to fill in defensive aspect of the team. Both of them need to some experience to adjust properly to the playing style of English League. They can not rely on Koscielny for too long.

5. MENTALITY

Arsenal are lacking a role of leader. Arsene Wenger has trust issues and he has given players a lot of chances despite of them not performing above par. Alex Iwobi, Ozil, and other getting away with mediocre performances.

While he bench players who are performing well. Its example is in the form of Lucas Perez. He has been great this season. Arsene criticism is somewhat correct from the fans because his stubbornness has cost us. Losing 10-2 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League in the round of 16 is recent evidence.

We do not know yet whether Arsene Wenger is going to stay or not. Whatever the case is, whether its him or someone else, these issues need to be addressed. We all hope that

Arsenal will return to its glory days and they will stop being embarrassment in the world of football.

BONUS: Do not feel bad Arsenal fans. Here is something to cheer you up.