It's called grandiose delusions. Arsenal fans think they are bigger than they actually are hence they expect things that club is not capable of. Because they're actually a 2nd tier club, they think they are in the same bracket with Madrid, Barcelona, City, Liverpool, Bayern, Chelsea, Paris, United, Juventus, but they are not, they truly belong and are actually Europa League level.
Guess it's frustrating watching Chelsea destroy you in a European final while Spurs reach another European final the same month. Not only this but it's what? 15 years since they had a sniff at a league title?! Not even talking about Champions League football, they are an absolute joke in Europe.
Still they abuse their players for... what actually? Because this is a big dilemma for me. What do they actually want? A title challenge? Champions League football? Well lower your expectations folks and face the truth, you are simply not good enough for this and maybe should listen to others when they all tell you your club does not belong to the big boys table.
This is hilarious coming from a Chelsea fan regarding "tiers".
The elite is clearly Real Madrid, Barcelona, Man Utd, Liverpool, Juventus, Bayern. Then you have sleeping giants like AC Milan, Inter, Ajax who are not the forces they were.
If you're exclusively talking about the here and now, then you include Man City.
There is no way on earth Chelsea belongs in that category of top tier. You're not dominating England or Europe and haven't even entered into double figures when it comes to league titles. Yes Arsenal is 2nd tier, but so is Chelsea - and your CL success in 2012 is the only thing that makes this a conversation (because we lack in that department).
The short to mid term aim for Arsenal has to be:
1. Get back into the CL (regularly)
2. Start challenging for titles again
Then in the long term perhaps look at making an impression in the CL.
The current squad is lacking, but it's in slightly better shape than it was at the end of Wenger's reign. I don't think that Emery is the right man though.
PS: Abusing our own players is moronic.