Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists fans should be proud of his "amazing" team.
Arsenal's Supporters Trust have declared their "disappointment" with this season's campaign.
But Wenger countered: "If there is a team that is better than us, we have to accept it. I believe we do not have to be ashamed at the moment of what we have done. Rather, I have to be proud because if I took statements from all the people here at the start of the season we were not even in the top five. Now it is a scandal we are second.
"We have to accept it. People can change their minds but we have to fight. That makes a top-level sportsman. It doesn't hurt me personally but it bothers me that the players do not get the recognition for what they have put in since the start of the season.
"You do not go in the Carling Cup Final or the FA Cup quarter-final or losing in the Champions League to Barcelona giving absolutely everything - and are the victim of some unbelievable decisions - you do not do that by not fighting every day."
