Fabregas wary of errors
Arsene Wenger’s side swept past Champions League new boys Braga 6-0 on Wednesday night, taking their goals tally to 16 in just three matches at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal head to Sunderland today, where they lost 1-0 last November, and are expected to face another stern test of their championship credentials.
While there is no doubt the Gunners are awesome in attack at their free-flowing best, question marks remain over consistency in defence.
With Thomas Vermaelen battling to recover from an Achilles problem which has seen him miss the last two matches, new recruits Laurent Koscielny and Sebastien Squillaci are likely again to be partnered in central defence.
The Frenchmen performed well under the stresses of Bolton’s physical approach last week, but were caught out when a weak back header from Koscielny allowed the visitors to set up an equaliser.
While Arsenal went on to win the match comfortably, Fabregas knows it could have proved a costly error.
“We made a mistake at the back towards the end of the first half and were punished – we cannot afford to do that at this level, and it shows there are still things to improve on,” said the Gunners captain.
“In our defending as a team, we will need to get a little better to be at the top.”
Fabregas is looking back to his best after the World Cup, having netted a brace in a virtuoso display against Braga.
The Spain international, though, maintains it is the overall team display which always takes precedent.
“After being disappointed with my performance at Blackburn, I felt better on Saturday against Bolton,” the 23-year-old said.
“Physically in terms of how I played, I was happier – but I would rather focus on the team, because the performance overall was a good one.”
Arsenal reported no fresh injury problems following Wednesday night’s comfortable victory.
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