Source: SKY_Sports
Cesc eyes end to trophy drought
Cesc Fabregas is confident Arsenal have sufficient quality to end their four-year trophy drought by earning glory this season.
The Gunners have not won a tournament since the 2005 FA Cup and there are concerns over a squad shed of Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure, who have joined Manchester City.
It has been suggested that the best Arsene Wenger's side can hope for in the coming season is a fourth-placed Premier League finish, but Fabregas is more optimistic.
"We will never start the season thinking that we are going to finish fourth," said the Arsenal captain.
"Every big club goes through difficult moments and we are in one at Arsenal - but we have to be stronger than ever and stick together and I am sure we will be fine.
"For the last three seasons, we have been unlucky with injuries so hopefully this year we can all stay fit. The quality is here and I believe we can do it."
Spain international Fabregas is also aiming to improve his personal form, adding: "Individually, my target (for this season) is to improve everything, because at my age, I believe it is the right thing to do.
"Of course if I can score more goals than ever, the better it will be for the team."
Fabregas also believes Jack Wilshere, who scored twice in a recent pre-season win over Rangers, is a reason for optimism.
He added: "For every club you can have big names coming in, but when you have a talent that comes through the youth system, I think it is one of the proudest things for a club.
"You have seen Jack Wilshere in those two games and Fran Merida came here from Barcelona when he was 15 - now he is 19 so he has been working with Arsenal for four years and he has improved a lot.
"When I was injured I was training a lot with the reserves, and there is some really great potential in there."
