Let’s not make any bones about this. We dominated possession against Chelsea, of course we did. But how many saves (and I mean proper saves) did Cech make? The only ones I can think of are from Arshavin in the first-half, and the Fabregas free-kick in the second. The fact is that Chelsea allowed us to have that possession, safe in the knowledge that we would get 25 yards from their goal and start going sideways. Even when Bendtner came on, did you see us put even one ball in the air for him to attack? No tactics and no ability to defend.

When I saw the team selection before the game I thought to myself, "I don’t believe it", but then I realised I could, absolutely, believe it as our team is selected by Arsene Wenger, a man who has become so arrogant and stubborn in his beliefs that he is now working to the detriment of Arsenal. It is the most terrible shame that he is rapidly becoming his own nemesis, by his failure to see what is so obviously wrong in his team.

It was bad enough to go in against Man Utd last week with the same short-arse type of front man that had faced Chelsea in November – to do it against Chelsea again is criminal. Last week, before the game, Wenger announced on the big screen that they were having to be cautious with Nicklas Bendtner (who is not the answer by the way) as he was not yet properly fit – this is unacceptable when the boy has been out since October, and you have had a whole month to buy someone who is fit.

I’d like to go through the starting line-up from the Chelsea game to illustrate what I am talking about.

Let’s start with the goalkeeper. If the rumours are to be believed, Wenger tried to sign Sorensen from Stoke at the last minute on Monday. Leaving aside the folly of leaving it so late, this would indicate that Wenger has lost faith in Manuel Almunia – the rest of us had that pleasure five years ago. However, having lost faith, we see Almunia selected again at Chelsea. Given that Wenger tried to replace him last week, what does that say about Fabianski and Mannone? Why were the pair given new contracts if, when Almunia has surely reached the end of the line, they still can’t usurp him? Why was Wenger allowed to give them new contracts if he has no intention of letting them stake their claim? After the treatment Jens Lehmann received from Wenger (a move that I will always maintain cost us the title in 2008) how the hell is it that Almunia still playing?

Then there are the full-backs. Two players who cannot do the most basic of defensive tasks. Constantly out of position, never able to get tight enough to prevent balls into the box. Clichy, in particular, is still making the same mistakes he was four years ago. The less said about the pair of them in attacking areas the better. Song may have let Drogba run away from him for the first goal, but where was Clichy going as the corner was taken? He was on that post and walked over to hold hands with Sagna. Traore is no worse defensively than Clichy, and certainly is better in attacking areas – his crosses actually make it into the danger area for God’s sake. I’d rather see Eboue at right-back, any day.

The centre-halves are not exempt either. I don’t want to criticise them too much as they have to put up with the dross all around them, but wouldn’t it have been nice to see one of them making a big tackle on Drogba early on? I believe it’s called "letting him know you’re around". Who knows, it might have put him on the back foot.

Then there is midfield. Song, in his two games since returning from Africa seems to have been afflicted by the same problem Kolo Toure had two years ago – he has lost all sense of what he is doing, and so the centre-backs have even less protection than usual. Abou Diaby is not a defensive midfielder, but at least he tried to put himself about. As with the Man Utd game, Fabregas had to play midfield on his own, and brilliantly as he is playing, he is not a miracle-worker.

Samir Nasri. Can someone tell me what this bloke does? I regularly hear people slag off Denilson for being slow, and never passing forwards. Nasri is just as pedestrian, he never takes on his man. He always cuts inside (whichever wing he is on) and always, ALWAYS, plays the ball square or backwards. I dislike him as much as I disliked Hleb, and the point when he went through in the second half only to lose the ball while trying to step inside was the final straw for me. Get rid, not good enough. I don’t rate Walcott either, but with Bendtner on the pitch, to take off the only player who would have run in behind was another sign of Wenger’s tactical ineptitude.

Finally there is Andrey Arshavin. The little Russian is a brilliant player. He is being asked to perform an impossible task in this formation (another example of the no tactics approach). However, before the start of the season I noticed a few things – he doesn’t pass to RVP, and RVP doesn’t pass to him. When RVP was in the team, Fabregas wouldn’t pass to Arshavin either. There is clearly a problem between Arshavin and certain team-mates. I don’t think Wenger likes him either, because he likes to have his say. Wenger doesn’t like to have someone questioning him, so Arshavin’s statements in the press will not go down well. The past two weeks have shown that Arshavin doesn’t trust his team-mates enough to pass to them in attacking areas. Despite his ability, I am convinced that he will be shipped out in the summer.

It is a tragic thing to have to say, but Arsene Wenger is no longer benefiting Arsenal, and it is time to go. I hate saying that, but it is something I have felt for over a year now. Wenger fails to change the team when certain individuals do not deserve their place. Too many are not only not good enough, but exist in a comfort zone they have no right to occupy. They have won nothing. Wenger has become increasingly embarrassing with his outbursts. His comments this week about the domestic cups were the most disrespectful thing I have heard him yet say – if Arsenal’s manager thinks it is better to finish third than to win a cup there is something seriously wrong. If you don’t think I’m right then think back to 1993 – would you rather have challenged for the title until February and won nothing, or finished 10th and won two Cups as we did? Or 1987 – would you rather have challenged for the title after March and won nothing, or finished 4th and see Charlie Nic do the business at Wembley? I know which I would rather have seen, and I have photos of myself with FA Cups and League Cups to prove it.