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Well I really do not have much to say about this unmitigated disaster.
It’s most depressing to have to write this post , I watched the game on Saturday and Arsenal were truly poor. Arsenal were sunk by a first half goal from Fulham’s Brede Hangeland. You might say that Fulham were lucky to grab a scrappy goal and hang on for the win but Arsenal absolutely did not deserve to win the match. We were completely mediocre, all of our chances went begging and Van Persie wasted 4 free-kicks.

The only positive to take from this frustratingly inept performance is that it should force Arsene Wenger’s hand; he absolutely has to buy at least one first-class midfielder at this point. Arsenal looked so average in midfield, Adebayor and Van Persie were completely isolated up front, we kept giving the ball away far, far, far too easily in midfield.

With Flamini gone and Fabregas injured there is no creativity in our midfield. It is not Eboue’s position and Denilson still is not good enough to play at this level. If we cannot dominate Fulham then we really have no chance this season.

I can’t dwell on this any further, I simply want to say, Mr Wenger get your bl**dy chequebook out, and fast!

Just one more quick update before the Fulham game starts, there has been some encouraging news about Cesc Fabregas, who picked up a hamstring injury before the start of the season.

Arsene Wenger said that Fabregas was back in training, and while not ready for todays game against Fulham, could be ready for FC Twente’s visit to the Emirates in mid-week :

“He is doing very well in training.

While he is not likely to be involved on Saturday, he should be ready for the Champions League game on Wednesday night.

You know how important he is on the creative side of our game and you want him to be in the team, but we do not want to face a gamble for just one game and we have to be patient.

“We will have to asses him on Monday or Tuesday to see how big a gamble it will be to start him or not.”

Of course Fabregas’ contribution to Arsenal’s attacking presence cannot be understated, a fully fit Fabregas and the continual improvement of Van Persie are vital to our chances this season.