Arsenal defender Gael Clichy believes Arsenal’s problem is not that they are not better than the opposition, but rather that they do not talk enough on the pitch. He told the club’s official website:

When we conceded late goals, it was not so much that the other teams were better than us, more of a lack of focus and communication. The boss has asked us to talk and communicate more on the pitch, which is what we did against Portsmouth and we got the clean sheet.

We all played as a unit against Portsmouth, and we have to use this game as an example for the team and if we play like this, with the players we have, we can still do things.

The Frenchman joined in the summer of 2003 from AS Cannes for £250,000 and was tipped by many to take over from William Gallas as Arsenal captain before Arsene Wenger gave the armband to Cesc Fabregas.