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So another 2-0 defeat at home for Arsenal in the FA Cup against Liverpool yesterday.

That's despite creating a number of good chances and having relative control of the game throughout.

Arsenal fans haven't seen that since, well, the West Ham game last week. So how

worrying is this pattern for Mikhail Arteeta? And what's their way out? Coaching or action

in the January transfer window? I'm Adam Leventhal. Welcome to the Athletic Football Podcast.

Well, alongside me for this one are two members of our dedicated Arsenal podcast handbreak off,

the former Arsenal midfield at Adrian Clark and the Athletics Arsenal writer James McNicholas. It's great to have you boys alongside us. I do feel for you

a little bit, gents. I know you're a little bit down in the dump. So let's see if we can come up

with some answers, the resolutions to this situation. James, you were at the Emirates yesterday for us,

beaten 2-0 despite having loads of chances, being the better side according to Artetta.

Just tell us about these worrying patterns that are developing for people who haven't been

necessarily O'Fay with what Arsenal are going through at the moment. Yeah, it's been an interesting few games. I mean, if you take a step back, it's actually now

one win in seven across all competitions. In terms of pattern developing, certainly there was

a strong sense of deja vu yesterday. I was at the West Ham game on, was it the 28th, I think,

Arsenal played them,

and they dominated that match, had a flurry of opportunities which they didn't take,

ended up getting beat too near at home. And yesterday was kind of a similar outcome. I mean,

I think the second half was a much more even game than the West Ham one ever was. But in that

first half in particular, Arsenal really should have put Liverpool to the sword. And they let them off the hook. one ever was. But in that first half in particular, Arsenal really should have

put Liverpool to the sword. They let them off the hook. They didn't. And it is a little bit worrying. You know, it's more than one game now. That's the thing. I think when you have a one-off like this, you can say, well, that's just bad luck. Arsenal did everything right. But how many How many times can you say that? And I think when you look over the last half a dozen or so games, there have been a number of matches where

Arsenal haven't got the reward that their sort of broader performance has deserved. And it's been

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