Are Things Beginning to Unravel at Arsenal?

Arsene Wenger has removed the captain's armband from French defender William Gallas after Gallas made verbal attacks on the rest of his teammates.

Gallas didn't travel with the team on their way to Eastlands for Arsenal's up-coming match against Manchester City. This begs the question not only about the future of Arsenal's season, but the ex-Chelsea defender's long term future as well.

Although things don't seem to be looking up for Arsenal Football Club, the question has to be posed, is this a positive more than a negative?

In matches where Arsenal should be dominating, they haven't been. In matches where Arsenal should have gotten a good result, they didn't, and in situations where Arsenal should have defended better, they didn't.

At Craven Cottage, Arsenal conceded a goal off a corner-kick by defender Brede Hangeland, the man William Gallas should have been marking. Against Hull City, while Arsenal was leading 1-0 and creating most of the chances, they conceded another goal off a corner-kick from a header by Daniel Cousin, also the man Gallas should have been marking.

All the blame could be put on the French centre-back, but as an Arsenal supporter, I personally believe that some of the blame has to go to manager Arsene Wenger. His policy on not wanting to go into bidding wars for the more experienced players has come back to haunt him.

Arsenal's rivals all have improved by the players brought in during the summer transfer window, but all the Gunners did was get younger.

In a time like this it's not good to lay blame on anyone, but no silverware since the 2005 FA Cup victory over Manchester United is going to frustrate not only the fans but the players as well. It's true that Arsene Wenger has always been a bit arrogant and never wanting to admit to his mistakes has also given him a bad image.

The fact of the matter is the team has to come together now more than bicker and fight, maybe making a run for the FA Cup or Carling Cup could still give the North Londoners a bit of confidence for seasons to come.