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Arsenal 0 – 1 Blackburn, how did this happen? BY kj

I’m still in disarray after that result. How did we manage to get knocked out in both domestic cup competitions against lower league opposition?

We started the game off sluggishly and were just playing safe passes in the neutral areas of the pitch. We didn’t really need to push the game at that point and concede a silly early goal. However, we struggled throughout the half to create anything and it was frankly quite worrying. Gervinho missed such an easy chance that again there was massive questions over what he actually offers Arsenal. Giroud was anonymous and Chamberlain was making a lot of wrong decisions. .......Read the full article here

Bacary Sagna says that he is not surprised that his captain Cesc Fabregas wants to leave Arsenal as the team hasn’t won anything for six years, and he is embarrassed to be part of that team.

Arsene Wenger is determined that Fabregas will not leave while he is still under contract, but Sagna thinks that it is not Wenger’s fault that the Gunners haven’t won any trophies, it’s the players fault (including Fabregas) but can still understand Cesc’s desire to return to Barcelona.

“I would understand if Cesc leaves,” Sagna said. “He has been here at Arsenal for a long time and he wants to win trophies. As professionals we want to be successful and win cups and titles but we haven’t won a thing for six years. .......Read the full article here

We have grown used to Arsenal throwing away a one goal lead, or even occasionally a two goal lead, but a FOUR GOAL LEAD is just embarrassing.

What the hell was Diaby doing? What the hell was the defence doing afterwards? What the hell?

It is a bit difficult to look at it all logically at the moment and try and analyse what went wrong, but what the hell? The whole team just fell apart after Diaby went off, and don’t say that Arsenal were a man short as I have seen a ten-man Arsenal team play BETTER after having a player sent off. .......Read the full article here