When the Sun Isn't Shining...

Oh Arsene. How you delude us year after year with your champagne football, when the sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the goals are flowing, the play is smooth and the injuries- well they aren't in full swing yet. And how you punish us for believing in you, year after year, when your paper thin squad suffers only 3 or 4 injuries and you draw a few games, and suddenly you've slid down the table.

Well folks, it's that time of the year again. Van Persie? Out for 6 weeks at best. Bendtner is recovering. Walcott recovering. Vela untested. Rosicky with a minor injury. Nasri slowly regaining match fitness. All you need is Fabregas to drop and you are out of the title race.

THIS is why you needed to invest in a utility player over the summer. A player who would be happy to sit on the bench, waiting for a moment like now, when half your squad is injured. A player who does the job that John O'Shea does for Manchester United, or that Belletti does for Chelsea. That player better arrive in the winter, although we all know he won't. So thanks for the ride, Arsene. It's been fun. But I think we're looking for something a little more long term, and although you score goals like it's your job, I just want a committed relationship. I'm sticking with Chelsea... it's not you, it's me.