Club legend warned Arsenal fans could turn on Mikel Arteta.
Former Arsenal defender William Gallas believes Mikel Arteta would lose the support of many fans of the club should they fail to win the Premier League title this season.
Having been knocked out of the EFL and FA Cups, the Premier League and Champions League provide the only avenue for the Gunners to lift silverware this season.
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The UCL is arduous and unpredictable, while in the Premier League, they are currently six points behind a Liverpool team that has played a game fewer.
The factors are lining up for another trophyless season for the Gunners, and Gallas, who played for the club between 2006 and 2010, believes failure to clinch silverware could be catastrophic to Arteta's project.
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What Gallas said
"Right now, the fans still believe that Arsenal can win the title because they have to believe,” Gallas said. “When you are a fan, you have to believe until the end that you're going to be champion.
“If Arsenal don’t win anything this season, most fans will say that is the reason. At the moment, the club is still in the race and everything is calm, but if that changes, I think some of the Arsenal fans are going to be furious and will be looking for someone to blame (for not buying a striker).
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“I think most of them are just waiting to jump on Arteta. To express their emotion about that problem. I didn't really realise how some fans were so angry with Mikel Arteta about it. I know it’s social media and that isn’t exactly the environment for rational thought, but I’ve seen some crazy things on there. I was surprised. I didn't expect that.
“As I said, unfortunately if Arsenal doesn't win anything, especially the Premier League or the Champions League, I don't think some fans will give any credit to Michel Arteta. I think the fans will still be mad because what they expect, what they want, is to win the Premier League."