Yes, Fabianski must've had an even worse night, but screw it. He's let us down too many times in too few starts. It's not just a case of "not good enough". That would suggest there's some "good" in the "good enough". Pardon my French but it's simply fucked up, and just how Wenger has allowed the goalkeeping situation to remain so fucked up is just beyond me. The whole rant against the decision for the second goal is all just smoke and mirrors. Why smoke and mirrors, one may ask? Well....
“I have complete faith in Fabianski. He has shown that he has talent."
“In some games he has shown that he lacks a little bit of experience as well. For example against Chelsea. But that day he did not make a typical goalkeeper’s mistake."
I suppose the two last night were typical goalkeeper's mistakes.
“So overall, for me, he is a very talented goalkeeper. Don’t forget that one of the greatest keepers ever seen in England was David Seaman. If you watched him at 22 or 23 then he would make some mistakes. It is part of the learning process. I believe Lukasz is a very intelligent goalkeeper so he will have learned from those mistakes.”
Now why do I get this sinking feeling that I'm beginning to associate Wenger with a particular cartoon character? Consider also this, when he spoke of our other world-class goalie:
"Manuel Almunia has a finger injury, and the hand is quite useful for goalkeepers. He had already a twisted finger and he made it worse and I didn’t want to take a gamble on it."
Nah, methinks the hand's over-rated. Fabianski's got two fucked-up hands, and see what we're left with? Almunia with a finger injury, Fabianski with no brain, and Vito Mannone. Oh god, bring back Vito. It really could not get worse, so why not?
As it stands then, Cesc has come out with a naturally honest reaction, calling it a "schoolboy" showing.
"Fahk thees sheet. I can play for Barca, and I don't think Valdes will be doing thees sheet. Even if you take out his eyes, no such sheet. When I was 12 years old, we didn't do thees sheet. So why I stay here and watch thees sheet? For what? For what? For Arsene? Fahk thees sheet, I'm taking the next plane to Barca. This club is for children, I tell you."
If I were him, I'd leave. Unless Wenger spends some serious cash in July, there's no where in hell Cesc will stay for this...
Having watched Milan and Man United on Tuesday, I'm left with just one simple observation:
Man U play like crap away from home in Europe - against reasonably good opponents - and somehow come up with a 3-2 victory. Arsenal play pretty well away from home in Europe - against generally crap opponents - and we somehow come up with a 2-1 loss. That, my friends, is why we get whipped by them when it counts.
In the meantime, let's get ready for Sunderland. Yeah right.
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