there's a first time for everything...we hope

Fun fact: Arsenal have never beaten Tottenham with Cesc Fàbregas out of the lineup since he started playing for them. This bodes well for us, seeing as we're playing them away on Sunday sans skipper.

This facial expression pretty much sums up my feeling on the subject.

I'm not really one to believe in superstitions or curses or anything of the sort (unless it involves the Chicago Cubs) but this particular streak may be more than coincidence. Quite simply, we play better when he's around. On paper, our results haven't been too bad since El Capitan was injured, but watching the games is another thing entirely. Of course he's not the only one out of action, and maybe Arshavin will help get the creative juices flowing again. But until then, it's back to boring, boring Arsenal.