Emmanuel Eboue says the fans need to give Arsène Wenger a chance, because without them the Gunners won’t be able to succeed.
Speaking ahead of the North London derby, Eboue said that he knows what the fans are feeling, but they need to get behind the team if they want their club to win the Premier League.
Eboue told DAZN (via Daily Star): “I understand the fans, the fans want trophies, not only the FA Cup, they want the league. I understand the fans because it’s been a long time since Arsenal won the league. I understand the fans but they have to know also that it’s not easy.
“It’s not easy because now it’s not like before where the teams, when they come to play against Arsenal, they were scared before. Now when everyone plays against Arsenal, they want to beat Arsenal because when you beat big teams, if you beat Arsenal, if you beat United, City or Chelsea, your week is good.
“It’s hard for Arsene Wenger and the fans also. It’s very, very hard, but we have to give him a chance. Give him a chance and we will see, but I’m always behind him. I’m always behind Arsenal, I’m always behind Wenger, because he took me like a son so I always support him.”
Any Premier League team who comes up against Arsenal at the moment knows that the Gunners can be vulnerable. So, as Eboue says, there’s no fear there. If Wenger’s side start going on a run, the fear will start to come back. However, the supporters can help to achieve the same thing by intimidating the opposition, in a way they don’t often do at the moment.
Especially at home, fans often start groaning and moaning from the early stages of matches, seemingly turning up expecting to be disappointed. Ironically, Arsenal’s home form has been very good this season, but in the last few games it’s felt like they’ve been hanging on and scraping results.
That can’t be the case against Tottenham at the weekend, because Spurs aren’t Swansea City or Red Star Belgrade. The team need to be up for it from the start, and the best way to ensure that is for the fans to be too. Hopefully, they will be.