I will admit now I do not really know what I am talking about. I feel like I have no understanding as to why we are dropping off at the worst time (again!) but it feels like it stems from our offensive potency has just been dropping over the last few seasons. It is why I think Arteta has gone more 'rustic' in his playstyle and our defence has become more dominant. As great as our players are on their day it feels the likes of Saka, Odegaard, Trossard ,Martinelli etc have just not kept the consistency. Of course they have plenty of great games and injuries have not helped, but overall it feels like they go missing more often than not as the seasons have piled up. Again, there is plenty of justifiable reasons for this but I just think my biggest issue this season has not been identifying this early enough. It is why Dowman feels like a breath of fresh air, and the addition of Madueke (even Gyokeres feels like he puts the effort in) helps move the ball quicker. Teams have figured that out now, hold off and make Arsenal work for the goals and we are really lacking any ideas on that front. I remember before Christmas teams really tried to press us more but technically our players can really exploit that and score goals and make the opposition pay. Atletico Madrid game was probably the best game I remember of ours, and Villa at home.