ARSENAL skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has no explanation for why the club’s form is suffering so much.
The Gunners slipped to eighth in the table after drawing 2-2 to second from bottom Southampton on Saturday – and needed a last-gasp Alexandre Lacazette strike to avoid defeat.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has no idea why Arsenal’s form is so badCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Arsenal are without a win in FIVE league matches, stretching to when they beat Bournemouth on October 5.
Captain Aubameyang admitted the players need to take a long look at themselves – and will lead the way.
He said: “Our form hasn’t been good for a few weeks now, and why that is, I sincerely don’t know.
“I think as a team, and individually, everybody has to try and ask them that question, and what they can change, what they can give more of.
“Everybody has to do this, me first. I will try to work hard and get back to winning ways.”
Pressure is mounting on under-fire boss Unai Emery but the Spaniard can take confidence going into tonight’s Europa League clash against Frankfurt at the Emirates.
Arsenal won the reverse fixture in Germany 3-0, and have only dropped two points in their four Group F matches, a 1-1 draw at Vitoria.
But in the league Emery’s men have been held to draws at home against Crystal Palace, Wolves and the Saints since they last picked up three points.
And top scorer Aubameyang has demanded the Emirates becomes a fortress.
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He said: “We have to make our home a difficult place for our opponents to visit – we have drawn too many games here this season.
“When we are playing, we are the first to be disappointed when it doesn’t work.
“I know we have the quality in this squad, and if we want to come back stronger, then we have to fight for it.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
