Progress or Pressure? The Question Facing Arsenal
Getty images A lot of fans are frustrated because Arsenal have now lost four straight domestic matches for the first time under Arteta, and there is growing debate over whether the team always fades when the pressure rises. At the same time, Arteta is still expected to stay unless the rest of the season completely falls apart, because Arsenal are still in the title race and the Champions League semi-finals. A week later and Arsenal’s loss to Manchester City feels even heavier. At first, it looked like just one bad night. But now, after four straight domestic defeats, people are starting to ask bigger questions about whether this team knows how to handle pressure when it matters most. The scary part for Arsenal fans is not even losing it is the pattern. Every season under Mikel Arteta, Arsenal reach a point where the football becomes slower, the confidence disappears and the players start looking tired. This season it has happened again at the worst possible time. Fan...