Arsenal pushed the bet for another week, surviving up north against Bolton and then tying the first leg of the Champs League quarterfinal with Liverpool at Emirates. I didn't see the Bolton game, but by all accounts it was a dramatic story of survival with some very bleak moments and an uplifting ending. Arsenal was down a man and two goals when Captain Gallas scored a 63rd minute goal at the back post and then Cesc won the game in the dying seconds with a close shot that pinballed into the goal off of a wandering Samuel.

Arsenal lost to Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge and are now six points behind Manchester United with only 7 games left to play. That about sums up the utter misery Gooners are feeling right now. Drogba scored two ugly goals in ten minutes to put the game away, but the result was ultimately a fair one. It's been almost a month and a half now since Arsenal beat Blackburn at Emirates, the last time we played a convincing match, and while the Gunners are still within striking distance of the top, the team looks totally incapable of striking for the following reasons...