The 2010-11 campaign was a season of spectacular highs and crushing late-season disappointment for Arsenal as The Gunners ultimately finished 4th in the Premier League. Leading the charge was the sensational Robin van Persie, whose 18 league goals, many scored in a stunning second-half-of-the-season surge, were crucial. However, the true heartbreak came in the League Cup Final, where a late Birmingham City winner snatched away the chance for a first trophy in six years, an agonizing near-miss that remains a painful memory of a campaign full of unfulfilled promise.