For most clubs, sixth place in the Premier League is an achievement. For Arsenal, it's a crisis. The idea of building a new £390million stadium was to challenge Real Madrid and Barcelona - not looking over their shoulders at Everton.
Monday night's 3-0 defeat at Crystal Palace made it clear the Arsene Wenger project on the brink of collapse after 20 successful years. When TV pundit Jamie Carragher described the club's current plight as 'rotten', not many disagreed.
There are some mighty questions needing answers at one of English football's greatest clubs. Sportsmail looks at what might happen next.