Wojciech Szczesny 'fortunate' to be Arsenal's first choice goalkeeper

Posted Sunday, October 16, 2011 by Metro.co.uk

Wojciech Szczesny does not deserve to be first choice for Arsenal or Poland, according to the man he replaced, Lukasz Fabianski.

The 21-year-old made his Premier League debut in December last year and became Arsene Wenger's number one in January, after Fabianski suffered a shoulder injury.

Wojciech Szczesny 'fortunate' to be Arsenal's first choice goalkeeper
Wojciech Szczesny has established himself as Arsenal's number one

Szczesny has since been guilty of a couple of high-profile errors, but has done enough to convince many Gunners fans he is the answer to the club's goalkeeping problem.

Fabianski, who has hinted he may ask for a transfer in January, believes he should be in the team and claimed Szczesny owed his position to good fortune.

'If it wasn't for my injury, he wouldn't be here today where he is,' the 26-year-old told the Evening Standard.

'I'd still be the number one - I didn't lose my place because I played badly but because of the shoulder mishap.

'The same applies to the Poland national team. I didn't let down the coach, I did well in the games I played.'

Fabianski, who has just one Carling Cup appearance to his name this term, played 14 Premier League games last season and showed some signs that his cruel nickname 'Flappyhandski' may have been undeserved.