My confidence is shot – Arshavin

(27-01-2011) Arsenal star Andrey Arshavin admits he is suffering a total loss of confidence. The talented Russian has been relegated to the bench in recent weeks and rumours are intensifying that he might be offloaded next summer after a dramatic dip in form. "Now when I get the ball, I begin to think, 'Should I try and trick an opponent? Or if I do, will I lose the ball? And what if I make a pass? Won't they think that I am trying to get rid of the ball?' I am afraid of taking the initiative. When such thoughts appear, your final decision, as a rule, turns out to be wrong. And you waste a lot of opportunities. That was happening to me in recent matches," said Arshavin on Wednesday. The 29-year-old Arshavin has started just one league game since the loss at Manchester United on December 13.