Fabianski nightmare

24th April 2009

Arsenal’s stand in keeper Lukasz Fabianski has gone from hero to villain following a calamitous week which saw him concede four in one game and knocked out of a semi-final in the other.

Fabianski, in for injured Manuel Almunia, had put in an encouraging performance when called up against Villareal the previous week, but his inexperience was obvious in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea. Fabianski looked a liability from the start, and his reckless charge from the line gifted Didier Drogba the winner on 84 minutes.

Fabianski was back in goal in Tuesday’s crunch game away at Liverpool, and while Andrei Arshavin stole the headlines with a stunning four goal haul Fabianski onc ...