“We are Arsenal Football Club, we have to be here to win every single trophy.”
The words of Mikel Arteta after being asked whether criticism of finishing behind Manchester City lacks the context of what they’re up against. His rousing words will surely come as encouragement to supporters who for too long have felt that Arsenal have not been achieving things to the standard that has been set by their historical standing.
Arteta’s former manager and mentor Arsene Wenger once said that fourth place in the Premier League table was a trophy. Something which he stood by and later many people reflected on after Arsenal spent successive seasons outside the Champions League as having some genuine weight to it.
