Why Arsenal Losing to Chelsea Is a GOOD Thing

This might seem strange coming from an Arsenal fan—but this is an honest opinion. Arsenal losing to Chelsea, getting thrashed some may say, is a good thing. These are the reasons why:

1. Arsene Wenger will not be able to gloat about a 22 match unbeaten run, which has been ended by a thrashing.

2. Wenger will also not be able to state that his side has beaten the likes of Chelsea TWICE - everyone will point to this particular game citing how ineffective Arsenal were, if he were to even utter a word about how his team "beat the big sides."

3. Arsenal's fighting spirit (or lack thereof) will not make Arsenal fans hear the same old post-match press conference of - "we showed our determination, and were highly motivated...." - because he knows that he'd be lying if he said that!

4. The Arsenal manager will also know that it has been Andrei Arshavin who has solely kept Arsenal in fourth position—this team was going to finish fifth or sixth without the Russian genius. So maybe, he might see the impact of a new, experienced signing on this team.

5. This will not paper over the cracks of what has been an UNACCEPTABLE season by all standards - the performances have been poor, and so have the results. 

6. Maybe Wenger will re-consider his statements about signings - then again, maybe he won't!

7. Emmanuel Adebayor didn't start - and even Bendtner was called upon before the Togolese - this is a strong indication that the gangly striker could well be sold in the summer.

8. This will also show that the Manchester United loss wasn't down to the first eight minutes—it was about this team's lack of determination, heart and fight that made them lose—further teaching Wenger why he has erred with this project.

To conclude, what disturbed me the most is the fact that I didn't feel anything as we lost 4-1 to our bitter rivals. I would generally switch off my television after conceding three goals without response against any team, but this time I just wanted to sit through and watch this team crawl over the line.

I didn't celebrate when we scored, I didn't even emote as we conceded.

As Philipe Auclair said in the Arseblog Podcast—"What worries me is that I don't feel anger, I feel a sense of emptiness."

If that emptiness finds its way into the stadium next season, Arsene Wenger will be hard pressed to find some real answers to win trophies in the future.

And this loss may well be the stepping-stone to such a decision.