5) Do Arsenal lack a big game mentality?
As they did in last season’s FA Cup final against Hull City, and as they have done in many games against the big sides this season and last, Arsenal just didn’t show up for the start of this match. Once again, one has to question the big-game mentality of many of Arsenal’s players after such a lacklustre showing in such an important game at Wembley. They may only have been playing a struggling Championship side, but if they can’t raise their game and play their best in a cup semi-final then there’s something going wrong somewhere. As they did against Hull, they got away with it as they started to play when they knew they were in trouble, but that could cost them if they end up meeting Aston Villa in the final and taking them lightly. In many ways, Arsenal fans will be hoping it’s Liverpool they come up against, as that same level of complacency is unlikely.