During another one of Wengers embarrassing match interviews, when he blames Chelsea's money for them being able to buy Hazard & Costa ( both players were available for us to buy before the Chavs, for money that wouldn't have broken the bank ), he at least alluded to the fact that quality wins you games. Is the penny finally dropping with him. But unlike a few other gooners I was debating with yesterday at the game, you can't simply put Hazard & Costa in our team & think we will win these games. Against Chelsea, Hazard wouldn't have been allowed to run past a non existent defensive midfield & then into our box. Look at Merts when Kos brings him down, more in a right back role. You won't get a situation at Chelsea where the CB's are not covering each other.
The 2nd goal - when Costa is THE ONLY threat & we know that Fabregas is the quarter back, how did Kos & Merts allow themselves to get in a situation where a simple ball over the top can let him in. Merts ( because of lack of pace ) should have been up Costa's arse to either win the ball in the air or stop him easily turning, Kos should drop off 10 yards behind every time he saw the ball go near Fabregas in a sweeper role. These things are school boy errors that our manager seems to have no idea how to change.
Everyone says Hazard, Fabregas & Costa are the difference but I would suggest our defensive frailties are the bigger difference.