One of Arsenal’s biggest problems is motivation – or lack thereof.

Wenger somehow used to be able to turn a season around. He could motivate the players to bounce back and actually do all that stuff that they harp on about after a defeat. But not anymore.

Wenger’s team often look stagnant and unfazed by the chaos unfolding in front of them. They don’t even look like they care and that’s a real problem.

I don’t blame this all on Wenger obviously. At times I’ve found myself completely disgusted by the way some of these ‘professional athletes’ have conducted themselves. Regardless of whether they want to be coached by Wenger, they should at least play for the fans – if not themselves. Where is their pride? Or respect, for that matter?

Regardless of where it’s gone, they need to find it.

It doesn’t matter who the manager is, who’s injured or not, who the next manager is, how much other players are getting paid or who’s leaving at the end of the season. If they don’t have that fire in their belly to not just play for Arsenal but football in general, why bother?

Without motivation, drive, desire or pride – that fire in their belly – what’s the point?