Arsene Wenger believes it’s down to the Arsenal team to create a positive atmosphere at the Emirates, not the crowd.

The atmosphere at the Emirates has never been spectacular. There are some days that are better than others, such as Champions League nights or big games. However, for the most part, it’s a little edgy unless we’re winning by a large margin, which we don’t really do all too often.

A lot of this, as Wenger points as, is that the team needs to give the fans something to cheer on. Our home form isn’t the best and we know this. Therefore, we’re not relaxed and, of course, there are other issues surrounding singing at the Emirates but that’s a topic for another day.

Speaking ahead of Arsenal’s home match against Bournemouth, the boss was keen to take the blame off the crowd.

“I always maintain the same opinion about that,” he said.

“It’s down to us to create the momentum in the crowd. It’s not down to the crowd to create that. The crowd is behind us. We want to come back to our fluency, to the speed of our movement. I agree, it was not really in our team in the last two or three games.”

Still, although the fans needs something to cheer on, getting on the players’ backs when the chips are down is never going to help.

In the past, Wenger has mentioned this.

In April, he said, “You speak about Liverpool [and their atmosphere].

“It’s a good example to follow.

“Look, I can understand the frustration of our fans, but as well, despite that, we want to support our team. The best chance you can give to the team is to be behind the team.

“They should not question the character of these players because they are exceptional characters. We are disappointed, but we have to fight. We have to stick together

“We lost the championship at home against the lower teams, but we played sometimes at home in a very difficult climate. We have to realise that away from home we are championship winners.”

It’s six of one, half a dozen of the other. Both sides need to do their bit.