Arsenal 1 Chelsea 2: Defensive Frailties Exposed Yet Again

Koscielny: Last week’s hero, today’s zero
Never in my life have I anticipated an Arsenal-Chelsea derby like yesterday’s game. For starters, Arsenal matched the European Champions pound for pound as both teams had notched up nine goals and also had the joint meanest defense in the Premier League.
There was also the prospect of playing a post-Didier Drogba Chelsea that failed to beat Arsenal in his absence (W0 D9 L13). With the Ivorian beast of a striker in their ranks, the West Londoners had inflicted pain in Arsenal’s backside with a W7 D3 L1…and he had 13 goals in 14 games against Arsene Wenger’s men.
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