Renowned Gunners keeper admits there is a need to improve results in north London, with January revealing a window of opportunity
Arsenal’s “terrible” form has been inadequate, says David Seaman, with the Gunners needing to support under-fire chief Mikel Arteta by selling and buying through the January window .
A forgetful start to the 2020-21 campaign laments the heavy pressure of north London in 15th place, four points away from the relegation zone.
Confidence has taken a big hit at the Emirates Stadium, with Arsenal without a spark at each end of the pitch.
The new year will provide an opportunity to mix things up, with the Gunners clearly needing to move in and out of a non-performing squad.
Seaman is hoping to raise money for Arteta, a coach for whom he keeps full credit, with former Arsenal goalkeeper PA Sports: “I like the way he talks, and my friends give me good reports on what he does at the training ground.
“For me, he has to stay and the club has to support him to get the players he wants.
“At the moment, Arsenal have a few players that we may have to leave to make money to get better players. ”
New faces could help turn matters around for the Gunners with a fever, with a Carabao Cup quarter-final fight with Manchester City on Tuesday ready to welcome welcome relief from a Premier League struggle.
Seaman said: “For Arsenal, it will be a break from their league form, but you can’t turn it on and off.
“Their Premier League format is terrible, there’s no doubt about that, but we have to start and put in shows, because at the moment it’s not acceptable.
“It simply came to our notice then, but what is happening now is that players are just full of confidence.
“They make passes four or five yards apart and they can’t control it – that’s nerves in the game.
“He just wants to get through that, at times like this, you look at your experienced players and hope they can drag you through.
“We have a lot of young players in the Arsenal team but at the moment they don’t have anyone who looks like they lack confidence. ”
Arteta has vowed not to walk away from the challenge facing him in north London, but realizes that the full turnover is needed to ease the pressure on his shoulders – with talk of Juventus vice-president Massimiliano Allegri being appointed. instead of already doing the rounds.