Kolo Toure has admitted
Arsenal are jealous of Chelsea's success and that their poor start
to the season cost them dear.
The Gunners have now gone two years without lifting silverware
after winning the FA Cup against Manchester United back in the
2004/05 campaign.
Arsenal won just one of their opening three league fixtures last
August and Toure felt too much ground was lost between themselves
and champions Chelsea.
The Blues were recently contending for The Quadruple and the Ivory
Coast international has conceded Arsenal wish they had been in
their shoes.
"We are jealous," he said on Chelsea's success in the Daily
Express. "Arsenal are one of the really big teams.
"It is frustrating watching these other teams in the Champions
League and fighting for the Premiership.
"We need to be winning trophies every season, and we are sad we
have not managed that.
"Why has it happened? We didn't play well at the start.
"After three games we were seven points behind Chelsea and that
made it difficult.
"We have not won games we should have done."
Meanwhile, Arsenal are reportedly casting their eye over
22-year-old Poland international keeper Lukasz Fabianski.
Wenger is keen to bring in cover for Jens Lehmann and believes the
Legia Warsaw shot-stopper would provide decent cover.a