Arsenal are a club where there always seems to be a disparity between expectation and reality. They have players brimming with potential, but they invariably fail to live up to their billing.
In this piece, we identify and rank the 10 players who've been most over-hyped in the last decade. In some cases that's been by the manager—Arsene Wenger has occasionally declared his faith in a player only to be left disappointed.
Alternatively, sometimes players are over-hyped by the media. This can often be the case when it comes to British players, with the press quick to build up any young talent before they've proved their ability over a sustained period.