Arsenal have started slowly before but even with some players coming back late after the summer tournaments of Euro 2016 and the Copa America and with the late additions at the end of the transfer window having to settle in, you would have thought that we would be getting up to speed by now.
But the last two matches, against Southampton in the Premier League and PSG in the Champions League, have been very similar and were both notable for the way we struggled to click and looked off the pace and out of sorts all over the pitch.
The good news for the Gunners is that we got away with it on these two occasions but I do not think that will last for long and if Arsenal do not start to find top gear and find it soon, then I think we can forget about winning the title this season.
I am not convinced by Man United under Jose Mourinho but I very much doubt that we will see Man City under Pep Guardiola go through the sort of slumps we have seen from them at times and I fear that Antonio Conte may soon have Chelsea at their best and they will be a hard team to finish above if that is the case.
It is not quite time to panic yet, or for Arsenal fans to give up on the title, but if Wenger and the players do not get going properly then it soon might be. What do you guys think?
D.N.