Arsenal players need to take some responsibility for the club's woes as they have not repaid Arsene Wenger's trust, according to former captain Gilberto Silva.
Having signed a new two-year contract at the end of last season, Wenger has come under intense scrutiny this term amid another disappointing campaign.
Arsenal go into Sunday's home match against Stoke City in sixth, with the 13-point gap between themselves and fourth-placed Tottenham offering little hope of Champions League qualification through the Premier League.
Wenger – whose side are through to the Europa League quarter-finals – continues to face regular calls to walk away from a significant proportion of the fan base, but Silva does not think the manager is necessarily the problem.