Wenger salutes maturing Arsenal's progress
Wenger salutes maturing Arsenal's progress
17:08, November 06, 2009 
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LONDON: Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal are maturing into a force to be reckoned with after the Gunners routed AZ Alkmaar 4-1 to move within touching distance of the Champions League knockout stages.
After being widely written off as also-rans following a preseason marred by the sales of Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure to Manchester City, Wenger's side is beginning to hit its stride and looks increasingly capable of ending its four-year trophy drought.
The Gunners brushed aside Dutch champions Alkmaar in emphatic fashion at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday and need just one point from their final two Group H matches against Standard Liege and Olympiakos to be certain of reaching the last 16.
While Wenger acknowledges that far sterner tests lie in wait later in the competition, he is delighted at the rapid rate of improvement displayed by his young team.
"I believe this season we are getting stronger from game to game. It is important to keep that attitude to progress and improve," he said.
"The competition gets more difficult as you go on but I believe we have quality. I said before the season started I believe in this team but it is down to us to be consistent. We have to believe in our future.
"At the moment, it is difficult to say (how far Arsenal can go). Let's focus on ourselves, be as good as we can and if we meet someone who is better than us we will see.
"We need to focus on how we want to play. We have played like we love the game and we want to keep expressing our talent."
With Cesc Fabregas, Andrey Arshavin and Robin van Persie combining to produce some breathtaking moves and Eduardo, Tomas Rosicky and Theo Walcott all out of the starting 11, it is not surprising the Gunners boss is anticipating a bright future.
<i>Source:China Daily</i>
After being widely written off as also-rans following a preseason marred by the sales of Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure to Manchester City, Wenger's side is beginning to hit its stride and looks increasingly capable of ending its four-year trophy drought.
The Gunners brushed aside Dutch champions Alkmaar in emphatic fashion at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday and need just one point from their final two Group H matches against Standard Liege and Olympiakos to be certain of reaching the last 16.
While Wenger acknowledges that far sterner tests lie in wait later in the competition, he is delighted at the rapid rate of improvement displayed by his young team.
"I believe this season we are getting stronger from game to game. It is important to keep that attitude to progress and improve," he said.
"The competition gets more difficult as you go on but I believe we have quality. I said before the season started I believe in this team but it is down to us to be consistent. We have to believe in our future.
"At the moment, it is difficult to say (how far Arsenal can go). Let's focus on ourselves, be as good as we can and if we meet someone who is better than us we will see.
"We need to focus on how we want to play. We have played like we love the game and we want to keep expressing our talent."
With Cesc Fabregas, Andrey Arshavin and Robin van Persie combining to produce some breathtaking moves and Eduardo, Tomas Rosicky and Theo Walcott all out of the starting 11, it is not surprising the Gunners boss is anticipating a bright future.
<i>Source:China Daily</i>
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