Xcdude24 wrote:I've had conflicting thoughts about this over time, but I'm beginning to think it's not necessarily a complacency issue. For me, it's an issue of our squad players being not good enough. Take a look at who performed and who didn't today: our back five was up for it, Jack had an alright game, and I thought both Arshavin and Nasri were quality. Who failed to show up? The usual suspects. It's been the same story for the last couple of seasons: when the backbone of our first team is alive and well, we're by far the best team in England. When they're not, we look mid-table quality. Players like Denilson, Diaby, and Bendtner will never be able to sustain a title challenge. If we're going to win the league, we'll need almost everyone fit. Simple as, really.
By the way, starting next season I'd like to see guys like Lansbury, Henderson, Eastmond, Frimpong, etc. getting the nod over Denilson, Diaby, and Rosicky. The latter players offer absolutely nothing, whereas the former players will play with a bit of fire, mainly because they'd be playing for their futures at Arsenal.
Completely agree.