Manner of Arsenal's defeat at Bradford suggests Arsene Wenger's problems at the Emirates run deep As a player, all you want is to go out on a match day and feel that you know what your job is: it gives you security, confidence and helps you deliver your best performance. For defenders, that is even more pertinent, because they are the ones that have to work as a unit. The fact that Sagna - who is hardly known as a troublemaker - is apparently so disenchanted is a brutal condemnation of what is happening at Arsenal. Remember, this is a club that has long staked their reputation on helping players reach their potential: if that goes, what do they have to fall back on? Arsène has never been a good delegator. He has always liked to make the decisions, to be the man in control of everything: he was even consulted on the design of the buildings at Arsenal's training ground. Virtually everything at the club runs through him. That, in itself, is not so unusual at a big club. Sir Alex Ferguson is unequivocally the man in charge at Manchester United but he has realised that it is pointless to prevent your coaches doing their jobs. Just look at the assistants Sir Alex has had during his time at Old Trafford: Brian Kidd, Steve McClaren, Carlos Queiroz, Mike Phelan, Rene Meulensteen - all exceptional, hands-on coaches who can make a difference on the training ground. And because Sir Alex is able to delegate, they were allowed to organise, improve and motivate their players. That is not in Arsène's nature but he should have learned to adapt and compromise. Instead, he has stuck with the methods that were so successful in the first half of his tenure. Training at Arsenal revolves around short, explosive sessions designed to help players improve their ball-work. His favourite method is to stage small-sided games - maybe nine-a-side, with the goals moved up to compress the pitch - and stand on the sideline with a stopwatch. I don't think he has ever been the kind to subject a defence to the kind of repeated, monotonous drills which were so beloved by George Graham when I was a player at Arsenal. Back then, George would grab myself, another striker and maybe a couple of midfielders and get us to try to work patterns around our back four. George would be on the pitch, whistle in hand, barking instructions: making them stand in line, tightening their shape, closing gaps, making sure they weren't pulled out of position. These would be staged four or five times a week, and wouldn't stop until the defenders had it absolutely nailed. As a striker it was dispiriting, because the defenders were so polished at the end of it all, there seemed to be no way round them. But it was the bedrock of our success as a squad, so it wasn't as if we were complaining. As someone who spent so many hours on the receiving end of George's drills, Steve Bould is perfectly placed to instill some of that discipline into the current Arsenal squad but the rumours now suggest he has been frozen out. Maybe Arsène's nose was put out of joint by the fact Steve was getting so much praise at the start of the season, when Arsenal were keeping clean sheets: you could certainly sense he was a bit vexed when he was asked about it in his TV interviews. Either way, it is a major problem. This is not a demand for Arsène to be sacked: the man has achieved too much at Arsenal for that. But it wouldn't surprise me if he was to look seriously at his position in the summer, especially if they were to finish sixth or seventh. He has always said that if he could not see great potential in his side - the potential to win trophies and challenge the best England and Europe have to offer - then it would be time to go. But the question now extends beyond whether this side has potential. Even if it does, there is no guarantee that Arsène Wenger is capable of realising that potential.