Manchester City 4, Arsenal 2

I'm angry again.

There's something fundamentally wrong at Arsenal, there has been for years. I'm not sure what it is, but there seems to be an awful lack of desire and little or no heart (especially when something goes against the run of play). I'll elaborate.

Fabregas is not a captain. He's too young and he has his eyes set to Barcelona next season. I'll be shocked if this isn't his last year for Arsenal. He's a gifted player, hugely creative and a key player for us....but he's not captain material. Last night is a good example of where we need a Vieira type figure. We were all over Manchester City after Robin's goal, then out of nowhere we get hit on the counter (first of three) and Bellamy scores. That's where Fabregas needs to rally everyone and keep the heads up. He's just not able to do it. Even worse than this, Wenger has no replacement for him when he leaves. Even though I'm completely against the pussy acting of Gallas last season, he was still a better captain.

That's Fabregas out of the way. As for the rest of the team...well, it's our midfield that isn't working. At all. Denilson and Song simply aren't good enough for Arsenal. They have no balls. We were shoved off the ball throughout the match and both of those players had no impact whatsoever. And don't start me on Eboué. People say he's versatile, yeah...he's ****ing useless no matter where he plays. They're not fighting for the club like the good ol' days when Vieira was around. Our back four should be ok, if we had two solid holding players in front of them. But Wenger won't pull his finger out of his arse and buy the type of player we need.

At the other end of the pitch, I have a lot of respect for Van Persie. He always tries his best, constantly pushing and you could see how much the goal meant to him. The problem is that he can't play effectively without a good supporting striker. And let's face it, we haven't had a good striking partnership for a long time. Eduardo had yet to come back and play to his full potential. Vela is rubbish. Bendtner....well, he's a tricky one. I appreciate the effort he puts in, but sometimes I wonder if he's thinking properly. If anyone can play with Robin then it's probably him.

That's a whole lot of negative, but there was one positive. Rosicky. It was great to see him back at the top level and within ten minutes he showed more creativity than Denilson has in the past year. He assisted the goal with a good pass and showed some clever touches, the guy still has it. I hope for our sake he stays fit so that we can demote Denilson to the bench. That's the only bright light from the match.

As for Manchester City...well, if they keep this up we won't be playing in the Champions League next season, simple as that. They completely outplayed us, physically and technically. Bellamy and Adebayor worked well up front (Ade's run into the box in the second half...woah). Their defence and midfield combined well, something that we need to start doing more of. Although, the most impressive part of their team is the spirit. They're all fully committed and fearless, they're solid defensively and counter attack effectively....wait, isn't that what Arsenal were once known for? They deserved to win, no complaints unlike the last match we played in Manchester. Well done to them, maybe this is the kick Wenger needs.

As for Adebayor....good for him. He was right to leave because of the disgusting treatment he recieved from some Arsenal fans. I always liked him and thought highly of him as a striker, but now he's playing with more hunger and it looks as though he's happy. His celebration was silly, but at least he was apologised. The energy between him and Bellamy was unrivalled, constantly coming back to defend and at the same time picking up a goal each. Did he mar that good work by the 'stamp' on Van Persie? I don't think stamped, Adebayor has big feet and if he wanted to hurt Robin then he wouldn't have missed. Plus, he's more honest than that....I don't think he would ever go out of his way to hurt a friend.

To conclude, if Manchester City continue with that type of performance they will break into the top four to replace Arsenal, and it's likely to happen this season. My Arsenal...we need to spend more money and sort out that midfield. Please Wenger, make this our last bad season.

Oh and the rest of the matches....couldn't give a shit.