Clichy slams lucky Chelsea

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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
02 Oct	3:00 PM	P	Chelsea (A)	0	2	Lost

Gaël Clichy has bemoaned Arsenal's recent bad luck with injuries, insisting Premier League champions Chelsea would be a different prospect with their key players missing.

Arsenal recently lost to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, but gave a good account of themselves considering the number of key players they had missing.

Clichy admits he is becoming 'obsessed' with winning a trophy with the Gunners, but believes it will continue to be difficult if they cannot field their strongest team, especially in the big games.

The Frenchman said: "[Winning a trophy] has become an obsession. When you play for a club like Arsenal, you don't lack the mentality. You are a winner.

"To be at the top level, whether it's NBA, NFL or whatever, you are a winner.

"If we play for Arsenal instead of another club in another country with smaller teams, it's because we have the winning mentality.

"After, it is other things that make the difference.

"You don't want to hide behind this but come on - at Chelsea, we missed van Persie, Fabregas, Walcott, who was on fire, and Vermaelen.

"Take off Drogba, Lampard, Malouda and Terry from Chelsea and it's a different story.

"The fact is we've been without some massive players and it's quite difficult to cope.

"Football is sometimes not just as simple as 'you are the best team so you are going to win'."

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