Nigel Winterburn warns Arsenal flops they're NOT too good to go down after expertise with West Ham

NIGEL WINTERBURN has warned Arsenal’s flops they don’t seem to be too good to go down.

The previous Gunners left-back was a part of a star-studded West Ham group that obtained relegated in 2003.

Manager Mikel Arteta is battling to save his job as eight defeats in the first 14 Premier League games have left Arsenal sixth from bottom

Supervisor Mikel Arteta is battling to avoid wasting his job as eight defeats within the first 14 Premier League video games have left Arsenal sixth from backsideCredit score: EPA

Nigel Winterburn and Italian legend Paolo Di Canio were in a West Ham side littered with big names who were relegated in 2003

Nigel Winterburn and Italian legend Paolo Di Canio had been in a West Ham aspect affected by massive names who had been relegated in 2003Credit score: Getty Photographs – Getty

Arsenal are fifteenth within the Premier League, simply 4 factors off the drop zone and had been smashed 4-1 by Manchester Metropolis within the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.

Beneath-fire boss Mikel Arteta is combating to avoid wasting his job, with requires him to be sacked after a dismal marketing campaign and Chelsea to return on Boxing Day.

Ex-Arsenal full-back Winterburn now fears issues have gotten “determined” on the Emirates, with no wins in seven league matches.

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And the 1997-98 Double-winner is frightened they may now comply with his previous West Ham group.

That aspect included England keeper David James, Manchester United legend Michael Carrick, Paolo Di Canio, Joe Cole and Jermain Defoe.

Talking after the launch of free-to-play fantasy soccer jackpot recreation Fantasy5, Winterburn mentioned: “After I left Arsenal and went to West Ham in my final season we had a implausible group — however we obtained relegated.

“However we couldn’t win a recreation of soccer. You exit with all good intentions, you may play properly to start out with, and you’ll’t rating and increase that confidence.

“Swiftly you get a person error otherwise you get a participant despatched off and your backs are towards the wall, and also you go on to not win the sport.

“That’s precisely what occurred at West Ham for a protracted time period. I see related issues taking place at Arsenal.

“They’ve to get two back-to-back victories, very, in a short time. It’s no good saying ‘We’re solely 14 video games in, there’s time’.

“You may seeing the boldness is ebbing away from this group.

“They’re tentative, it’s virtually as in the event that they’re ready for one thing to occur to react to, one thing towards them moderately than dictate the play.

“It’s very, very worrying as a result of they’re not scoring many targets. If Aubameyang doesn’t rating, I don’t know who’s.”

The 57-year-old, who was twice capped by England, now feels the Gunners are trying down as a substitute of up.

He added: “You may’t cover away from the actual fact we’re trying on the groups beneath us, moderately than specializing in the groups above.

“It’s been such a wierd season already when it comes to outcomes and as much as a few weeks in the past we had been sitting in the same place.

“I used to be considering if we get a few wins within the subsequent couple of video games, we’d be sitting eighth or ninth within the league, just a few factors behind the highest 4 groups.

“Then rapidly you lose these video games and now you’re considering the factors distinction is beginning to get fairly massive to the European locations.

You look beneath and also you’re solely 4 factors and a few groups above the relegation locations, and it begins to make you actually nervous.

Nigel Winterburn

“Then you definately look beneath you and see you’re solely 4 factors and a few groups above the relegation locations, and it begins to make you are feeling actually nervous.

“This group has obtained to get two back-to-back victories shortly and with that you simply get confidence’

“You get perception and you’ll attempt to get the season up and working.

“I’ve obtained to say, in the meanwhile, it’s determined.

“I’ve labored on a lot of the video games this season, and it is fairly a tough watch.

“I’m prepared the group to be courageous and exit and get on the entrance foot, even when it’s only a fortunate purpose after they’re on high in video games.

“It’s not taking place for them. You may’t cover from the actual fact it’s poor.”