Monday 14 March 2016 18:00, UK
Alan Smith says Arsenal should consider Arsene Wenger's position this summer if the Gunners fail to win the Premier League.
Arsenal were knocked out of the FA Cup on Sunday, losing 2-1 at home to Watford, and are on the verge of Champions League elimination ahead of Wednesday's second leg in Barcelona.
They must turn around a 2-0 deficit in the Nou Camp and if they do not, the league championship offers their only chance of silverware this season.
But they are eight points adrift of leaders Leicester with just nine games left to play, and Smith feels their recent run of just one win in four league games makes landing the Premier League trophy unlikely.
"It's not over yet, there are still eight games to go, but I have to say it's doubtful they will peg back Leicester and Spurs," the former Arsenal striker told Sky Sports Now.
"Especially with the way they're playing - the performances speak for themselves. It was the old failings they showed against a Watford side who have struggled for goals.
"All of a sudden they looked potent on the counter-attack and that was down to Arsenal's lack of shape. They don't look like they've got the belief but you can never say never.
"If they get a win at Everton - and that's a really difficult game - then you just don't know but I can't see it unfortunately."
It's not over yet, there are still eight games to go, but I have to say it's doubtful they will peg back Leicester and Spurs.
Wenger came in for renewed criticism following Arsenal's loss to Watford, and although he dismissed it as "a farce", Smith feels the manager's position at the club should be reviewed if they fail to win a trophy this season.
"The argument is that the board are happy because they're finishing in the top four and getting the Champions League money which comes with that," he said.
"We can no longer talk about the financial gap between Arsenal and teams like Manchester City and Chelsea because Leicester and Spurs have spent half as much as they have.
"So that would be an indictment of Wenger. If they fall away, then the board have got to seriously look at the manager's position and I think Arsene Wenger will have to look at his position too.
"It's been 12 years since they won the title and it's a long time to go without that. People are paying a lot for tickets and they have a right to complain."
