Arsenal a team which is known by many for their attractive and attacking style of play which have on many occasions been backed up with trophies in the past.
Arsenal have now gone seven years without a major trophy, the closest they came was in 2006, when they lost out to Barcelona following a red card shown to Lehmann in the UEFA Champions league final.
Arsenal are currently experiencing one of their worst start to a premier league season, after failing to pick up a single point from matches against teams like, Man Utd, Chelsea, Swansea and Norwich.
Things are beginning to look cloudy at the Emirate, following their recent defeat to Swansea City, first the pre match protest by fans to show their bitterness towards the way the board is being run.
following the protest, many expected a victory will be a good way to calm the nerves of the already agitated fans.
But it wasn't to be, as Spanish striker Christian Michu silenced the 60,361 capacity Emirate stadium with his two late goals to leave the home team wondering what has just happened to them.
It was as if the defeat to swansea opened up old wounds many didn't realised the club had. With Wenger pointing fingers to the players for their poor performance and reports of players questioning the managers training pattern.
As all this are taking place the big question remains is there Crises at the Emirate?
Arsene Wenger was quick to dismiss suggestion relating to any form of crises at the club, saying "That is not true at all. There's nothing more irritating than superficial information nowadays.
"It would be better that people are a bit responsible for what they write. I take my responsibilities, but informing people in the wrong way is bad as well and it's time for some people to realise that.
Wenger who is no stranger to criticism and who have never failed to get things under control even when it seems that the center can no longer hold.
Sometime in the past some of the blame has been directed at Wenger for his apparent disinclination to react to adversity by bringing in mature, experienced and expensive players, preferring to show faith in his conveyor belt of young or inexpensively acquired talent.
But hang on a minute. In the summer of 2011 Wenger responded to a late-season collapse, and to the defections of Cesc Fábregas and Samir Nasri, by buying the 27-year-old Per Mertesacker for £8m, the 29-year-old Mikel Arteta for £10m, the 28-year-old André Santos for £6.8m and the 24-year-old Gervinho for £10.5m. What is that, if not a sizeable investment in maturity and experience?
And it was followed this summer when Robin van Persie's imminent departure prompted the spending of £11m on the 27-year-old Lukas Podolski, £13m on Olivier Giroud, 25, and £15m on Santi Cazorla, another 27-year-old.
For people who keep on pointing accusing fingers at Wenger I guess they have to consult the record book to see that the club is not actually going as bad as they think.
Wenger who have spent 16 years at the club, and have qualified the club for their 13 consecutive Champions League. The team is currently in the quarter final of the capital one cup, and in the 3rd round of the FA Cup. So they still have a lot to challenge for and the best thing for them now is to stay focus and give it their best shot.
For those who are not still convinced with the managers managerial approach this is what the manager have to say"You should look a little bit at the statistics and not only read the newspapers.
"I only have one pressure and that is to win the next football game and to play the football I love. All the rest, I don't think that affects me at all. You would be surprised.
"Nothing really happened after Swansea. That the players are not happy after the game, do you want them to do a dance after we lost?
"This group of players are very strong, very highly motivated, has a very good spirit and they want to win. If they don't win, of course they are upset.
"I am more worried if I see players who laugh in the shower after a game that we lost. We are in a job where the next game is the only important thing, that is how you can show how good you are"
Though all may not seem to be clear at the moment at the Emirate but believe me there is nothing like a crises at the club when the Prof. is still very much around.
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