CESC FABREGAS
thinks everybody hates Arsenal — and he does not understand
why.
FABREGAS getting
paranoia and thinks everybody hates
Arsenal.
The Gunners have gone five league games without
a win and fallen six points behind leaders Manchester United. After
heading the pack by five points, Arsenal are now in third behind
Chelsea and Fabregas thinks he can see the glee in people’s
eyes.
The Gunners midfielder said: “I feel every time we lose
or we don’t play well it’s like everybody’s happy. “I still don’t
understand why everybody is against people who try to play nice
football. “We’ve been playing fantastic football. But it’s true
people like to see us lose. That’s the way I feel.”
Arsenal have not thrown in the title towel though. They
still have to visit Old Trafford on April 13 while United must go
to Chelsea 13 days later. But Fabregas admits the Gunners cannot
afford any more slip-ups in their last six games as they prepare
for their match against Liverpool.
The Spaniard said: “If we want to win the league we
cannot lose any more points. We have to think positive. “We have to
believe we can do it. Whatever happens we fight to the end — that
is what we are recognised for. “We can change things. Man United
have to go to Chelsea and we’re going to Old Trafford to win. Of
course we can win there. We did it last season and we’ve done if a
few times in recent years so why not this time?
“We have to go game by game. And every game is a final
right to the end of the season.” Arsenal have not won a domestic
game since February 11 before last night. The Gunners slumped to a
4-0 defeat at United in the FA Cup in their following match.
But Fabregas says things started to go wrong when they
drew 2-2 with Birmingham. Eduardo suffered his horrific leg break
at St Andrew’s and Gael Clichy conceded a last-minute penalty which
allowed Brum to grab a point.
Three more draws followed, then Arsenal lost 2-1 to
Chelsea last Sunday after taking the lead. Fabregas said: “A little
bit of everything has gone wrong in the last few weeks. “It all
started at Birmingham where we could have killed the game before
they equalised. “We could have made it 3-1 and then, after that
little mistake by Gael, they had a penalty. “But even then you can
say it was not a penalty.
“Against Chelsea, two players were offside for the
first goal. Then we made a few mistakes at the back and paid for
that. With talent like 24-year-olds Robin Van Persie, Emmanuel
Adebayor and Emmanuel Eboue plus Fabregas in the ranks, Arsenal
have the potential to win trophies for years.
But the possibility of going three seasons without any
silverware is something Fab does not want to think about. And he
has his eyes on Premier League and Champions League glory come
May.
Fabregas, 20, said: “We don’t want to be talking every
year about the future. “We want to win this season and we have
shown we have the team to do it.”
But if matters do not go according to plan, Arsenal
will have to look to at least finish second in the league to avoid
having to play a Champions League qualifier in the summer.
