Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta has spoken about how pleasing it is that the Gunners have yet to come unstuck in tricky moments and how that sets them in a good position heading into new season – and the future.
Arsene Wenger’s side were put under media spotlight straight away as they slipped up at home to West Ham on the opening day of the season, but bounced back well, showing determination to come out victorious in a tricky game at Selhurst Park last weekend, picking up their first three points of the season.
Arsenal captain Arteta came off the bench for the game against Palace as Arsene Wenger looked to close the game out to seal victory. In what was a tough win for the north London side, Wenger would have been happy with how his side responded to the equaliser. Scoring early in the second half was important, and that they did.
Speaking in the Arsenal Weekly Podcast, Arteta said: “This is the best group of players in terms of numbers and quality that we have had for many, many years.
“The unity we have is really good as a group. The cohesion we have around the club and with the fans is probably the closest it has been because we had periods when we had difficult times and things weren’t breaking down between anyone.
“When you go through difficult moments together, that really helps to get where you want to get to afterwards.
“We haven’t broken in difficult moments and that is very important. I am really confident in this group – if we maintain it and start adding little things in the next few years then we have a very strong team and club.”
