Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia maintains the Gunners deserve to be criticised for their failure to challenge for the title. The Spaniard accepts Arsenal have not delivered on the promise of previous campaigns, the last trophy being the 2005 FA Cup.
However, the 32-year-old feels their time will come.
"We accept all the critics. Arsenal is a big club and we deserve to be criticised because we have been playing for many years without fighting for the title," said Almunia.
"The team is growing up and everybody accepts it because we cannot say anything when we don't play well.
"We just go home and wait for the next game so we can win.
"Against United we were not on our game at any time. Against Chelsea we played well, but as soon as we switched off a bit, we lost.
"There are small points we need to improve, not technically or tactically, but personally - little things that we have to show more."
