On a day where there was plenty of optimism that we may get a result it was an afternoon which would drag and bee painful for all Arsenal fans and definitely one to forget.
Once again a 12:45 kick off proved to be Arsenals worst nightmare. This game ended 6-0 to Chelsea to go with the other mauling’s this season of 5-1 at Liverpool and 6-3 at Manchester City.
Last week showed a gritty determination to win the game at spurs but this had disappeared with 10 minutes gone. Arsenal looked like they didn’t have a clue, looked sloppy in midfield and Arsenal were duly punished.
The match had controversy when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain handled on the line. It seemed a straightforward decision but ref Marriner sent off Gibbs and replays have shown there was no penalty signalled which shows they had no clue. To add more fuel to the fire it should have been a yellow as it was going wide however, I don’t want to focus on the referee as Arsenal were awful.
Arsenal looked like they didn’t know how to organise themselves and this is why Flamini should have been playing as he would have got stuck in but instead Arsenal didn’t do any of the basics. If you are to win a title then you need to get the fundamental skills correct.
My major concern is what this will do to the players now. I believe the title is gone and we must now focus on finishing in the top four and gain as many points possible as well as hopefully winning the FA cup. However, this will be no easy task especially if Arsenal are complacent. There is one thing for sure Arsenal will need to the basics correct against all of the teams in the cup.
Moreover, it was also clear to see how far we are behind Chelsea. We are lacking a quality CDM and a striker which will hopefully get put right in the summer. This game shouldn’t define Wenger’s reign one bit at all but it does add that little bit more pressure, for the players this is a reality check, taking selfies and celebrating like they’d won something last week was unacceptable and shows that you should only be cocky if you win a trophy because it can all come crashing down.
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