3 changes Wenger must make at Arsenal to save their season

Mentality versus top sides

Regardless of what has gone before, the single biggest thing Wenger must do is change their mentality against the top sides.

Once again, Arsenal have been hopeless against the top six teams in the Premier League this term, winning just one of their seven league games against them, and losing four of the other six.

They still have to face Manchester City, Manchester United, and Tottenham in the league between now and May, which are games that could decide their top four fate, but more importantly, they will have to beat two of the top three sides to win the FA Cup.

Wenger’s side face Pep Guardiola’s City at Wembley in the semi-final while Chelsea meet Tottenham in the other, meaning that the Gunners will have to change their big game mentality if they are to win the competition this term.

Whether that means that Wenger will need to change his system and tactics remains to be seen, but ultimately there remains a psychological barrier against the top sides, and it’s one that has to be overcome if they are to finish in the top four, and indeed win the FA Cup.