Written by Mark Brus on Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
17 Feb	7:45 PM	CL	Fc Porto (A)	1	2	Lost

Arsène Wenger admits that some of Lukasz Fabianski's performances in an Arsenal shirt have not been terribly convincing.

Arsenal have had problems with unreliable goalkeepers this season, with some poor displays from first choice Manuel Almunia, as well as backups Fabianski and Mannone.

Almunia will miss tonight's game against Porto with a finger injury, and Wenger believes Fabianski will benefit from some big game experience.

He told Arsenal.com: "He has shown that he has talent. In some games he has shown that he lacks a little bit of experience as well.

"For example against Chelsea [in the FA Cup Semi-Final]. But that day he did not make a typical goalkeeper's mistake. It was more about deep balls played through that he was keen to come for. And we encouraged him to do that because he has always had a good reading of the game."

The manager went on to say that all the best young goalkeepers go through difficult phases as they start learning the game.

"Overall, for me, he is a very talented goalkeeper. Don't forget that one of the greatest keepers ever seen in England was David Seaman. If you watched him at 22 or 23 then he would make some mistakes. It is part of the learning process.

"I believe Lukasz is a very intelligent goalkeeper so he will have learned from those mistakes."

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