Arsenal: Another Game Another Draw

Another draw it turned out to be, as this time Liverpool held on firmly at Ashburton Grove. So that's another two points dropped, and any slim chance we had of Premiership glory has vanished in a thick puff of smoke.

I've had a very energy-sapping day so far, and it doesn't look like it's coming to an end any time soon, so will keep this post to the point.

Prior to the EPL game against the Scousers, I read on one of the Gunner blogs that we need to play our best 11, even though we have a Champions League game coming up soon enough.

The rationale behind this was that we have our two most important games coming up, both domestically and in Europe, and if we don't play our best 11, we will have nothing to show for what has been an eye-opening season for the most part.

The blogger also continued to say that resting players was not the way to go about the two games, as the players could get all the rest they wanted if we found ourselves dumped out of both tournaments.

Now, I understand that we need to rotate the squad and things like that. But I could not agree more with the writer, who I can't seem to place or locate.

Sadly, Arsene did not agree, and played a team shorn of real quality from the start and failed to take advantage of the below-par side the Kop had sent out.

We were bouyant after the rare win at Bolton last week, and the smallest glimpse of the Premier title re-emerged. Soon enough though, it was rudely snatched away.

Wenger, though, is still remaining upbeat over our chances, but I really think he knows it's all done and dusted as far as domestic silverware goes this season.

The game on Tuesday is out very last chance of silverware. We will have to overcome a Liverpool side who managed to hold us to two draws consecutively in our own back yard. They will take much heart from their performances in both games, and the Anfield 12th man is the stuff of legend.

That said, I'm still confident of our chances, and not completely bummed that we are out of the hunt for the Premiership. Maybe thats because I never believed we were really in it after we picked up all those draws, while the Manky side continued to bang them in.

We are a lot more resilient and "devil-may-care" in Europe, and we will need all of that if we are to progress. It's boiled down to this. I'm convinced we will rise up to the challenge!

Thats all today. More tomorrow. So long.