Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger maintained that his side only had themselves to blame for their 2-0 defeat, and although he thought they dominated the game he conceded that teams that do not take their chances do not win matches - let alone titles.
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"Despite great energy we have to be more clinical to win championships - you cannot lose a game like that," he told reporters.
"Their strikers were more clinical than ours and that's what made the difference. I think Chelsea suffered a lot today and they were on the ropes for long periods.
"I feel sorry for my team because they had a fantastic attitude. I feel sorry for the fact that they were not rewarded.
"We dominated this game surprisingly easily but we go home with zero points - and despite our quality that's not good enough."
The Chelsea fans goaded the visitors with jeers of "five years and you've won nothing" and unless Arsenal start to put goals away that run could well be extended.
"We battled, we worked hard for the points and got them," he said. "But there will always be Manchester United, and Arsenal who will be there or thereabouts and you have to beat them.
"I think Arsenal are a super side.
"They are one of the teams that scare me in that they can take the ball off us and not give it back. I was having a sli
