Tuesday, 19 March 2013

4. Lukasz Fabianski

            A fortnight ago Fabianski would have ranked alongside Gunnersaurus as Arsenal's likely candidate for such a list, but having kept clean sheets against Bayern Munich and Swansea, the Pole seems to have grasped the opportunity with both hands if you pardon the pun, given Fabianski's cruel nickname.There has been much written about the reason for Arsenal's demise of late, but the position of goalkeeper has perhaps seen the most worrying decline, to such an extent that Arsene Wenger seems to have finally lost patience with Wojciech Szczesny ('his mental state' seems suitably vague to be translated as 'dropped.Having a goalkeeper in which Wenger can trust will do much to increase the optimism for a top-four finish, such has been Arsenal's propensity for cock-up. Fabianski may not be number one next season, but right now the club can only look to the here and now.

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