How Arsenal Copes Up With 2012

There's no doubt that spring is approaching, because you can see the Gunners already going out. Every year, the Gunners' routine shows us that you don't have to worry about the title, as it won't be theirs.

With Arsenal knocked out of the FA cup and 17 points behind Manchester City in the League, there's nothing less than sheer disappointment in the club. Indeed, some critics say that things turned over for the team as soon as they were crushed 8-2 by the Red Devils and the desperately wanted title was far gone by the time they were beaten by Fulham, Swansea and then Fergie.

An overview of the season would definitely be shameful for the club and the last game lost 4-0 to AC Milan is shameful as it is. The knockout from the FA Cup owing to the 2-0 beat by

Sunderland is just another eye-opener for Arsenal.

So what exactly is the cause of such a performance? Is it Boss Wenger to blame? Or is it the squad? Or maybe both.

Wenger is holding on to his sixteenth year with the club and is going through his seventh consecutive season without any silverware. Facing the truth, anyone can guess what would have happened to Mr. Wenger in any other club; yes, he might have lost his job for good.

Seven years is a remarkable time and it is certainly time for him to turn things around. Seven years ago, things would have been quite different; the Champions League final in 2006, it might have gotten unlucky for the team but that was six years ago. 2008, OK, maybe Galla's protest came in the way but a whole 2 months before the finals? That is no excuse. 2012, and the team is still no where close to the title.

If this pressure isn't enough, it's really hard to get over the news that unless something serious is done, legendary players (like Robin van Persie) would be waving the club goodbye and that isn't just any rumor that van Persie is already set to hit the deck.

Turning to the crucial stuff, fans say that Wenger is the person to blame. Although his policies have been admired for a while now, like his youth talent policy, but some things definitely need to be changed now.

Some of his poor policies resulted in the exit of Fabregas, Nasri and some other talented players from the club. Overall, it can be said that the success chart of Arsenal surely seems to be going down and Wenger must be doing something about it, fast and efficiently.