Tomas Rosicky has called on his Arsenal team-mates to cast off the shackles of doubt and brittle confidence that he believes are preventing them from expressing themselves on the ball.
The midfielder, who is back to fitness, says that his under-pressure colleagues are too often looking for the safe pass backwards or square.
He feels that the frustration among supporters at the Emirates Stadium has not helped but he hopes to see a more assertive performance in the home game against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
"Sometimes we don't keep the ball as we used to," Rosicky said. "It is definitely a matter of confidence. You can see there are more back passes than we used to do. You have to gain confidence by winning the next game.
"I still think we have some very good players and we are better than what we are producing. We are good enough. We are not happy about things and we have to sort it out quickly. We have another game this Saturday and it is a good opportunity to start all over again."
Former Arsenal legend Stewart Robson has issued a warning to his former club – to get rid of manager Arsene Wenger or face further crisis.
The former Gunners player also insisted there are two ready and willing replacements for the Frenchman, already within the ranks at the club. He named Terry Burton and assistant manager Steve Bould as worthy successors to the current manager.
Robson revealed in recent weeks his knowledge of a growing rift amongst the staff at the club – he claimed Wenger operated a dictatorship in which Bould and youth team manager Liam Brady been frozen out of their responsibilities with the first team.
The Arsenal manager has taken heated criticism in recent weeks and months, amid calls from sections of the Arsenal fan base for him to be replaced.
“Arsenal still have good players,” started Robson.
“If somebody got hold of them and taught them how to defend, had a solid game plan and worked hard on them then I think Arsenal can still be a very, very good side.”
Arsenal are reported to be considering recalling Joel Campbell from his loan at Real Betis
The Costa Rican is 20 and is currently on loan at Real Betis. He hit the headlines this weekend by scoring a winner against Deportivo, but it was his first of the season, and only his sixth appearance in La Liga
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is holding off contract talks with the club until the end of the season, amid speculation that his future is in doubt.
The Gunners currently sit uncomfortably in 10th place in the Premier League table, on the back of a dismal home defeat to Swansea City last weekend.
The manager has been under increasing pressure in recent weeks and months, as his side still search for that elusive trophy.
The Frenchman’s current contract expires in the summer 2014 and although the club are keen for him to stay on, despite his advancing years, the 63-year-old manager will wait until the end of the season to decide his own future.
Could the stalling of negotiations be an indication that the Gunners manager may call it a day?
Arsenal's Francis Coquelin insists his side cannot afford to dwell on their 2-1 defeat at the hands of Olympiakos.
Coquelin, 21, is remaining positive despite seeing his side now go four games without a win in all competitions.
The Gunners failed to capitalise on a slip up by Schalke, as Arsene Wenger's men slumped to back-to-back defeats away in Greece, leaving them to finish second in their group.
Saturday sees the Emirates host high-flying West Brom and a win is vital if Arsenal are to keep pace with league leaders Manchester United, as well as relieving pressure on under-fire boss Wenger.
"We started really well, we had a great first half and when you are winning 1-0 away you want to hold on to the result, we dropped a little bit and they scored two goals, so we are really disappointed," Coquelin told Arsenal Player.
"It is a tough place, but let's not forget we are Arsenal Football Club and when you come here, everyone wants to win [against you]. We could have come back with a win so we are very frustrated.
"But now we have to concentrate on the next game, we have a really important match against West Brom and we want to get the three points. We had a few bad results recently, so we need the three points at the weekend."
Arsenal defender Andre Santos has revealed his close friendship with Manchester United striker Robin van Persie.
The Brazilian swapped shirts with the Dutchman at half-time during the two teams' clash at Old Trafford in the Premier League last month.
The gesture infuriated some Arsenal fans and Santos eventually publicly apologised to his team-mates and the supporters.
However, the 29-year-old has now played down the incident and says that he is good friends with Van Persie.
"We Brazilians are used to it," Santos told Globo Esporte. "For me, it will not change anything.
"Van Persie is a great friend. We talk weekly, he is an extraordinary guy.
"Whenever he sees a bad expression on my BBM (instant messenger), he supports me, speaks positive words."
Bacary Sagna is furious over his contract stand-off with Arsenal.
The Daily Mail says the France right back feels ‘disrespected’ by the Gunners’ offer of a 12-month extension to his deal that expires in 2014. He has told team-mates he expects to leave at the end of the season.
Arsenal are refusing to improve his current wage of £60,000 a week. Given this will be the defender’s final big contract — he is 30 in February — he is looking for a substantial salary increase.
The club’s decision not to offer a long-term deal is thought to be connected to fears over his injury record, having suffered two broken legs in a year
Arsenal powerbroker Tom Fox insists winning silverware isn't the be-all-and-end-all for the club.
Fox, the Gunners’ chief commercial officer, says the commitment by Emirates to renew their shirt sponsorship deal through to 2019 proves that “the brand” is robust despite the club being without silverware for more than seven years.
He is quoted by the United Arab Emirates-based Sport 360 website: “Arsenal Football Club is not only about winning.
“We have a large and engaged fan-base around the world who want to feel as if they belong to the club, and want to feel proud to belong to the club. That’s my primary business.
“Obviously nothing instills pride in our fan-base more than winning, but there’s many things we do that make our fans feel proud.
“Developing young talent and finding those players in the marketplace make our fans feel proud.
“Whether it’s Serge Gnabry, who is a 17-year-old player in our reserve squad, whether it’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, whether it’s Theo Walcott, we look at these young players and have faith in our manager to develop them as the players for the future.
“And the fans come to a stadium that the club built really at a time 10 years ago when the board decided to build that stadium.
“Everything was going our way, it was Manchester United and Arsenal.
“But we made a very bold decision and we built that stadium on time and on budget — that makes our fans very proud.
“When they see that we can attract — even though we haven’t won a trophy in seven years — one of the top global brands in the world for the type of money and financial commitment they’re making, that makes our fans feel proud.
“So our brand is defined by more than winning."
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