WENGER: WE MUST DO BETTER
Arsene Wenger has warned his Arsenal stars that any repeat of their lacklustre performance in a dreadful FA Cup draw with Blackburn over the course of the next ten days could be fatal to their ambitions for the rest of the season.
After allowing rugged Rovers to tie them up in knots in a stultifying fifth-round encounter at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal now go to Holland to face PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of their last 16 Champions League tie on Tuesday night.
After that they have Sunday's Carling Cup Final against Chelsea in Cardiff and then another trek to the north west for the Blackburn replay three days later.
And it seems certain that up to 22 different Arsenal players will figure in those three knockout clashes as boss Wenger keeps mixing and matching the high-class talents at his disposal.
It appears that whoever pulls on the Arsenal shirt, in whatever combination, Wenger now feels assured of the quality of his squad. What he does not know is whether the team will be able to make it count.
Sadly for the Frenchman, Saturday lunchtime in north London was one of those occasions when it just did not happen - and it showed up all the inconsistencies which have made Gunners also-rans once more in the Premiership title race this season.
Now they have to hope for continued success in the cups to put at least one piece of silverware in the vaults at their sparkling new home. More
After allowing rugged Rovers to tie them up in knots in a stultifying fifth-round encounter at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal now go to Holland to face PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of their last 16 Champions League tie on Tuesday night.
After that they have Sunday's Carling Cup Final against Chelsea in Cardiff and then another trek to the north west for the Blackburn replay three days later.
And it seems certain that up to 22 different Arsenal players will figure in those three knockout clashes as boss Wenger keeps mixing and matching the high-class talents at his disposal.
It appears that whoever pulls on the Arsenal shirt, in whatever combination, Wenger now feels assured of the quality of his squad. What he does not know is whether the team will be able to make it count.
Sadly for the Frenchman, Saturday lunchtime in north London was one of those occasions when it just did not happen - and it showed up all the inconsistencies which have made Gunners also-rans once more in the Premiership title race this season.
Now they have to hope for continued success in the cups to put at least one piece of silverware in the vaults at their sparkling new home. More
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