The Gunners were
contenders for the two major trophies for a large part of last season,
but fell away in final two months of the season, ending trophyless.
The
side came under scrutiny and has continued to do so for a lack of
experienced, proven quality being bought this summer. However, faith is
strong among Gunners so far during pre-season, as both young and old
players have performed with promise and the Wenger boys look like
getting off to a strong start to this season.
"What we would
define as success this season is always a difficult question to
answer," began the boss, "But it is clear there are two trophies we are
focused on - the Premier League and the Champions League.
"After
that, the FA Cup, but we will never go seriously for the Carling Cup.
Again this year we will have the same philosophy on the Carling Cup.
"The Premier League and Champions League are the trophies we will fight for."
The
Frenchman also acknowledged that he had a young side, but insisted they
were not inexperienced. "It is not wrong to call Arsenal a young side
still, but it is wrong to call us inexperienced," he explained.
"Cesc
Fabregas, for example, has already played in an FA Cup final, a
Champions League final and also now a European Championship final, so
you cannot say he has no experience.
"We want to give hope and
belief to all our supporters ahead of the new season and we know we can
only do that if we play our usual game full of quality."
should we cheer or moan?