The worst of Arsenal and Arsene Wenger can be seen on the road this season, and the lack of consistency highlights real failings with his management.
Arsenal have played away from home 17 times this season. They’ve won just five times. For a team with aspirations of returning to the Champions League, that record is far from good enough.
We’ve seen just about everything on the road this season. Big teams have thumped us, mid-table teams have frustrated us and smaller team have upset us. Plenty of goals have been shipped, and not enough have been scored.
Arsene Wenger is at the head of the problem. His team is built in his image. So here are three things that Arsenal’s away form tells us about his management.
3No fear factor
Unable to score consistently, and constantly conceding easy goals, Arsenal are far from a scary team.
When sides get over the supposed quality in the starting line-up, they realise that Arsenal are easy to play against now.
When they’re not being starved of the ball or being battered like they expected, they grow into the game. Arsenal’s mediocrity encourages the opposition.
This is a culmination of bad results from poor performances. Now teams will be willing to take Arsenal on and be confident of getting a result.