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3. Laurent Koscielny

Laurent Koscielny – unappreciated at first? Image credit: http://arsenalconfessions.tumblr.com/

Regularly branded a failure by many in the media and opposition fans as well, Laurent Koscielny had a bumpy start to his Arsenal career, but has quickly taken one of the centre-back positions in Arsene’s lineup and made it his own, after a brilliant season in 2011-12.

Arguably the best centre-back last year in the Premier League after Vincent Kompany, Koscielny proved all his doubters wrong last season, and has shown rapid growth under Arsene Wenger.

4. Inconsistency

Arsenal’s inconsistency has left many of us disappointed more than once. Image credit: http://arsenalconfessions.tumblr.com/

Let’s face it, we’ve all been left heartbroken at some point by Arsenal. It could be the 8-2 mauling at Old Trafford, the slew of Barcelona encounters we’ve had (save for one which is mentioned below), or the AC Milan drubbing.

What leaves us most disappointed is the fact that we know our players are capable of performing better. That being said, more often than not, we have legitimate reasons for our losses – terrible luck with injuries to our squad, bad pitches (the San Siro anyone?), awful decisions to name a few.