"We have the same ambition - to go game by game and try to be better than the opponent, which is very difficult in this competition. We want to win as many games as we can. Tomorrow is going to be a really difficult one. We know how important the home form is going to be to reach the phase we want to. What I want with this football club is to win major trophies. Nobody else has to put that line to us. That's the ambition. Excuses have never been a part of my life."
"As Jonathan Wilson points out, they have flaws. Arsenal have over the past couple of seasons become a side with a tendency to get down on themselves, to react badly to misfortune or adversity; that happened to an extent at St James' as early momentum was lost, but they still had enough to claim the win."
"I cannot leave this club without giving them something back. I've won nothing so my first choice was to stay here and win everything first. Every year we're getting better. This year, we had a lot of experiences from the last three seasons. We know that we're always close, always close. Now we know how the Premier League is. We know how the Champions League is. So we have to stop talking and prove on the pitch that we have to win. Of course, it's good to talk, but now we have to prove it on the pitch that we are ready to win."
Mikel Arteta emphasises a match-by-match ambition and a desire to win major trophies, stressing the importance of home form and avoiding excuses. Questions surround rotation decisions and benching young talent despite perceived scientific promise. Observers note recurring Arsenal flaws: a tendency to lose composure and react poorly to setbacks, though recent late goals have shifted momentum and mood. A senior defender states a commitment to stay until trophies are won and urges the squad to stop talking and prove readiness on the pitch. The team faces a difficult upcoming match and pressure to turn promise into consistent results.
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