Losing was on my cards. Losing by a three-goal margin, no.

Arsenal’s first home defeat of the season couldn’t have been any worse, yet it’s not easy to understand what really went wrong out there. The possible reasons, in my opinion, are:

1. Missing key players
No way we could win with Robin van Persie, Nicklas Bendtner and Gael Clichy out injured.

2. The referee
Andrey Arshavin’s goal should have stood, Carlos Vela should have been given a penalty and Chelsea players were allowed to foul without getting any yellows.

3. Wenger
He picked the wrong formation and made the wrong substitutions.

4. We were unlucky
What are the odds that we concede two goals where the ball ends in exactly the same position, top right corner?

5. Chelsea are better
Even with all players fit, we would have still lost the game as Carlo Ancelotti’s side have more depth and better players.

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