Thierry Henry called for all Arsenal fans to put on a united front - and then provided them with an evening of frustration as the Gunners failed to convert countless glorious chances against CSKA Moscow in the Champions League.
Captain Henry had used the programme notes for last night's game to make his opinions to the Emirates Stadium clear following reports he was booed by Arsenal supporters, many of whom he saw walk out early during the 1-1 Barclays Premiership draw with Everton last Saturday - when the home side enjoyed 78% possession but took only a point.
'Given the opportunity, it is easy for people on the outside (of the club) to try and wedge a gap between us (the fans and the team),' Henry wrote. 'But we cannot let that happen. We have to stay together.'
And although Henry admitted he played badly in that game but insisted he was not jeered, he could not deny making his supporters gasp with disbelief last night after he and his team-mates repeated let their Russian opponents off the hook.
Arsenal recorded 24 shots but only seven were on target. And Henry, who was booked in only the second minute for a wild lunge on CSKA's Yuri Zhrirkov, was one of the prime culprits - failing to convert four golden opportunities.
Robin van Persie weighed in with a hat-trick of misses, while Cesc Fabregas failed to put the ball in an empty net after rounding goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.
And Tomas Rosicky was responsible for the most shocking miss of all, scuffing Henry's cross straight into Akinfeev's arms from four yards in front of an open goal.
The stalemate left Arsenal with a task on their hands to reach the knockout phase from Group G.
Arsenal now have to beat rock-bottom Hamburg at the Emirates Stadium in three weeks and then, in December, avoid defeat at FC Porto, who have joined them on seven points in the group.
Yet, boss Wenger said of yesterday's game: 'That is the best we have played in the Champions League since I've been at the club.'
The Frenchman celebrated 10 years in charge of Arsenal just over a month ago and has waged Champions League campaigns every season since 1998, reaching the final against Barcelona last term.
Missed opportunities have become the familiar story of Arsenal's relocation to their new £400million Emirates Stadium from nearby Highbury.
After they veered from sublime brilliance in midfield to sheer incompetence in front of goal, Wenger admitted: 'Normally you win this sort of game 7-0 - or maybe 7-1 because they (CSKA) had a chance as well but I still feel there is a lot of positives for the team.
'We were not guilty of trying to score the perfect goal this time. We dominated this Moscow team by miles and created clear-cut chances. There was a division of difference between the two teams but we have to take the result.
'Yet, I still feel that this team has great potential and it is how we mature in the coming months that will decide whether we win a trophy.
'At the moment, this group is very close and the decision that cancelled out Thierry Henry's goal in Moscow could be very costly but the referee played no part against us here.
'I am convinced one day we will play far less well than that and score four, five, six goals. We need to keep the belief.'
