Arsenal v Brighton, 20:15 GMT (05/12), Amazon Prime.

[Özim]

Real relegation form, unless we get someone in who knows what they're doing we could really get dragged into a relegation scrap and with some of the players in this team I wouldn't fancy our chances. Shocking, chances of CL gone now for sure.

[Master Splinter]

On to the next game when we resurrect Pellegrini's West Ham career.

And to continue this woeful demise.

[Master Splinter]

Any team can outplay us now, but Brighton with Potter actually have an identity. It's going to be depressing to watch. Like when mid-table La Liga sides would make decent PL teams look like pubbers in the UEFA Cup.

Lacazette, Ozil, Xhaka, Kolasinac, Luiz and Sokratis to be rewarded for being experienced at being consistently ineffective.

Lacazette, Ozil, Xhaka, Kolasinac, Luiz and Sokratis will surely keep their places in the next game too.

[Niall_Quinn]

Saka and Martinelli are both 18 and have shown more maturity, techhnical quality and nous in the odd appearances they've been given than any of the senior players playing today apart from Auba. If they were given consistent starts like Lacazette and Ozil, maybe they'd show more consistency but we'll never know untiil they're given a chance.

What has Guendouzi being a DCM got to do with anything? He's still infinitely better than his more senior teammates.

Chambers and Tierney are not exactly kids, but more importantly, what have Sokratis/Luiz/Mustafi and Kolasinac shown that makes them better options?

Smith-Rowe is another who has always done well in limited appearances.

The main point is that persisting with turds has not achieved anything, so is there any harm in being a bit more adventurous and brave with the team selection?

And AMN payed in the middle. As shit as he's been defensively, he showed some real promise in the centre if anyone could have been bothered to persevere. Instead, we're under this illusion we're challenging for something other than relegation. So safety is still the option. Even when it's insanely unsafe, as evidenced week after week. Don't know how shit we were today - didn't see it. But I suspect it would be hard to be any shittier even if we gave the kids a chance and they all shit the bed collectively. There's certainly nothing to win now, but neither is there anything to lose. Assuming we don't actually get relegated.