Has Arbeloa 'underestimated' the Premier League?

"If you are a Fulham fan, you are worried right now," former Premier League striker Chris Sutton has said after seeing the Cottagers pick up zero points from their first three league games of the season.

He also criticised new head coach Alvaro Arbeloa's "really quite strong words" towards his squad, adding that the Spaniard might have "underestimated" the quality of the English top flight.

"I thought Fulham were quite an attractive team under Marco Silva," Sutton said on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club.

"You do wonder whether Arbeloa has come in and underestimated the strength of the Premier League.

"He clearly wants to play in a particularly way, which involves high pressing and front-footed football.

"But he was critical of his team after their loss to Sunderland - he questioned their mentality and said they needed to improve their energy and attitude. They are really quite strong words to use in the infancy of your managerial career at a club.

"I always felt Silva punched above his weight as Fulham manager because he had developed them into a really stable club. The worry now is that all of that could go out of the window in a short space of time.

What do you think? Are you worried Arbeloa might have underestimated the strength of the Premier League? Or are you confident things will improve under Silva's successor?