Arsenal were largely disappointing in the quarter final FA Cup game against Chelsea. The players were not just off form on the day, but they were simply poor.
Diaby would take most of the brunt of my complain. I would just stop short of saying he was the reason we lost the game. Posession in the centre of midfield were lost too cheaply by him in defense and while attacking. He was dribbling the ball in places where a pass would have been a better option for both defense and attack. A surprise he stayed on the field till the end.
Fabianski was a bundle of nerves that even a lion in the safari in Africa could have smelt it. His decisions were suspect throughout the game that i had feared we could have lost by more than a goal had Chelsea's strikers had been more accurate. That attempt to save the second goal by Drogba was a shocker. What was he thinking committing himself to Drogba's run with the goal gaping so wide and far behind him?
And why did Arshavin and Nasri only came on so late in the game? What is Wenger saving Arshavin for? He didn't have any game to play last midweek anyway and should have been fit to run Chelsea's defend ragged.
It was just a poor Arsenal side today. To be honest, i didn't mind had the gsme dragged to penalty when the score was still locked at 1-1 as i felt we were nowhere near to scoring again up to that point. They need to grow up some more and be temperamentally ready for big games of such importance.
Hope they've learnt enough from this game to do better in the semis of the Champions League against Man U. They'd better do to avoid this year becoming another failure of trophyless season.
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