Arsenal full-back Nacho Monreal has revealed that the reason behind the club’s recent success is down to the togetherness of the squad.
The Spaniard, speaking to Arsenal Player, claimed that his manager’s decision to keep the majority of his players and not add too may to the squad over the past few seasons has helped the team build a close bond, thus helping team performances and producing more positive results.
It is very important the atmosphere in the dressing room.
It is mandatory to have a really good relationship with your team-mates, we are like a unit. You play like a unit and you spend a lot of time with them.
I can see now there is only one group. We are together and in every moment the atmosphere is amazing – this is very important to get trophies. If you want to win something it is necessary to have a good group.
In the last few years we have played with the same players. Every summer, we have signed one, two or a maximum of three players. The team is practically the same group so that is very important.
Arsenal is not 11 players, we are 24 amazing players and when one is injured, the other player could play really well. We have really good players and really good people. In my opinion, it is better than ever.
The Spaniard’s belief that keeping the same squad for a long period of time will benefit them can be easily justified, with the Gunners now facing their best opportunity to win a Premier League title since the Invincibles success of 2003/04, a whopping 12 seasons ago.
