THREE Arsenal Players Who Should Be Dropped After Disgraceful Display Against Chelsea

It was a bad day at the office for Arsenal yesterday, losing 6-0 to Chelsea. Not only are the two London rivals, but it also cost Arsenal in their bid for the title. Here are three players who should be dropped following the humiliating defeat in what was Arsene Wenger's 1000th game in charge.

1) Laurent Koscielny

The Frenchman was all over the place yesterday and it made it worse when Gibbs was sent off, although he shouldn't have. He went in for three tackles but in all three, and failed to win a header all day.

With Thomas Vermaelen in reserve I think it makes sense that Koscielny is dropped and the Belgian takes his place.

2) Tomas Rosicky

The little playmaker has been brilliant this season but when things aren't going Arsenal's way he struggles to get a foothold in the action. He was overpowered, out-fought and ultimately taken out of the game but Chelsea's ruthlessness.

He covered a lot of ground but did next to nothing on the ball, which is the reason I would take him out of the team. In his place I would have Lukas Podolski if available.

3) Wojciech Szczesny

The big shot-stopper was brilliant against Tottenham but was out of sorts at the Bridge. The six goals weren't all his fault, but he failed to take control of his area, he looked sluggish from the off and with Lukasz Fabianski I would stick him between the sticks.

Comments

[Jay]

Drop koscienly and rosicky after one bad game. Are you sure youre not a spurs fan. Stupidity

[silentstan]

what utter rubbish. kos and per have been best cb partnership in league all season. Szez one of best keepers. Ros should only ever be squad player. if you are looking for scapegoats. what of ox and santi's absolute disgraceful shows,. or arteta, repeatedly ineffective in big games. the defence is not to blame for result. they had no protection, and changed personel. the midfield was invisible

[bothroyd]

chamberlain shows positioning in that brilliant save scezny should take full responsiblity for eto first goal and schurrle goal

[CG]

This is the biggest load of rubbish I have ever read. Saying anything more would be futile.

[den]

if anyone giroud and arteta.. do u really considered these to be top players? stop giving excuses to giroud, he cant do enough up front and arteta can not defend or have the strength and pace to compete. this is where the weak areas have been.

[Yan]

These players aren't terrible the problem is this managers tactics do not give them confidence against a team that villa worked out how to beat.,

[LFC]

Mertesacker misplaced at at least two first goal, Gibbs was out in the wilderness, Giroud did nothing, Podolski was out fishing etc. A Gunner has to load the gun before the battle not after.

[Latest Arsenal News]

Are you guys kidding me? Drop Koscielny? To be replaced by who? This must surely be written by A SPUD or just for traffic.

[gilbert]

D'accord pour changer certains joueurs...mais pour les remplacer par qui???l'équipe est victime de la philosophie de Wenger de vouloir jouer TOUS les trophés avec ...16 joueurs!!et ça fait des années que ça dure!! qui es la doublure d'Arteta? et la doublure de Roscyski? et la doublure de Giroud??..4 blessés et tout s'écroule!! cette année ça a commencé avec le match retour à Naples...depuis c'est la dégringolade...blessés,fatigue et méforme!!tous les ans les mêmes situations...mais AW est un ENTETE...c'est pas la même chose qu'être têtu!! le premier meurt avec ses erreurs!!le second s'assied et refait le plan de jeu!!
AW une Statue et de belles célébrations..oui!!! un nouveau contrat NON!!

[gilbert]

D'accord pour changer certains joueurs...mais pour les remplacer par qui???l'équipe est victime de la philosophie de Wenger de vouloir jouer TOUS les trophés avec ...16 joueurs!!et ça fait des années que ça dure!! qui es la doublure d'Arteta? et la doublure de Roscyski? et la doublure de Giroud??..4 blessés et tout s'écroule!! cette année ça a commencé avec le match retour à Naples...depuis c'est la dégringolade...blessés,fatigue et méforme!!tous les ans les mêmes situations...mais AW est un ENTETE...c'est pas la même chose qu'être têtu!! le premier meurt avec ses erreurs!!le second s'assied et refait le plan de jeu!!
AW une Statue et de belles célébrations..oui!!! un nouveau contrat NON!!

[geo]

After this game?
OXY and Carzola, also Sagna and Rosicky not to mention Girourd.

[Ken]

I think that it is Wenger who needs to be dropped for the rest of the season and even after. He is 67 years old and clearly he has passed the age to confront, Rogers Mourihno etc. As far as tiredness is concerned , i have a feeling that the one who is most affected is Wenger. He is showing signs of fatigue and fails to motivate his team or devise tactical schemes against the top four. 5-1 to Liverpool, 2-0 to Bayern, 8-1 to United, 5-3 to City. Keeping Wenger as coach would be disastrous next year as he can lose the plot anytime and revert to his poor decision making during transfer windows and against top opponents.
Do you go to Liverpool, Chelsea, City etc without planning a defensive tactic? Is it always plan A :attack, attack attack? Do you always play with attacking midfielders? In fact Arsene has got only a single defensive midfielder (past his best ; Flamini) and he stays on the bench until it is too late. THIS IS PURE MADNESS OR SENILITY. I WILL CHOOSE THE LAST ONE FOR WENGER.
ALL AKB MUST COME TO AGREE ,NOW, THAT WE NEED WENGER OUT ON A WELL EARNED RETIREMENT TO SAVE US AND THE MAN HIMSELF FROM FURTHER EMBARASSEMENT.

[Breaks]

Completely disagree. Rosicky was one of the few showing any heart in midfield. Oxlade-Chamberlain and Arteta were woeful and they should be first for the chop. The Ox has been brilliant this season but was horrendous yesterday. Seems he's exempt from critiscism due to being English.

[TAR]

arteta is past his best, there was no defending the back four, y does wenger play him? Cos hes deputy to tv5? Flamini shudv started ahead of him, its always the big games he got wrong the entire season. Giroud didnt live upnto his expectation saying arsenal shudnt sign a striker...he talks a huge amount of rubbish and cannot deliver. To attack these 3 players isnt correct. If we had good cover for the defense and a solid striker everyone could rely on, we just might have had a better grip on the game. Chelsea have huge dept and its obvious they bought smart. Cant say the same for us. 42million pounds vs 40,0001 for the top goal scorer of the premier league baffles me. Too much of a french connection and no reall special quality mr arsene wenger.

[atri guha]

The manager needs to take a break, ahead of anybody in the Team. The biggest culprit in this slaughter was Chamberlain, as his two stupid mistakes early in the game, handed Chelsea unassailable advantage ( manpower and moral). Chamberlain is an exceptionally talented individual but he is being misused by Wenger ( we have observed this trend before).HE is not a HOLDING MIDFIELDER who is adept to tackling and passing from the back. He is essentially an attacking forward who is yet to mature completely. We had two Holding midfielders , Flamini and Kallstorm, sitting on the bench, who were criminally not called upon to duty. For a team like Chelsea, this naivety is idiotic and incompetence of very high order. When Villas-boas make foolish mistakes against ManCity he gets sacked and Wenger, year in and year out, who has been making basic mistakes (United 2011,8-2, Liverpool ,5-1, ManCity, 6-3) should be given a new contract? He is a SPECIALIST in Failure! He needs to be dropped like a Hot Potato!

[theo]

2 things I feel caught u with Arsenal this season. First, after wins against lower teams, players are praised, and Wenger is given too much credit. He just does not want to spend money on quality players and this shows against quality teams. Other teams yet to play Arsenal study their losses and pinpoint their weaknesses and then beat them. Arsenal do to have flexibility in their play. Second, the finances of the club appear to be more important than the supporters themselves..