Source: Team_Talk
Gunners stopper thinking short-term
ukasz Fabianski will stay focused on the job in hand as he looks to cement his place as Arsenal's number one goalkeeper.[LNB] The Pole has grown in stature since deputising for injured Manuel Almunia, who suffered an elbow problem which sidelined him after the defeat to West Brom on September 25.[LNB]However, the veteran Spaniard is fast closing in on a return, although that is unlikely to be in time for Sunday's Premier League visit of Newcastle.[LNB]Fabianski produced another competent display during the 2-1 Champions League defeat away to Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday night.[LNB]Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had long championed the potential of the 25-year-old, despite some high-profile previous blunders, and declared everyone was now seeing the real Fabianski.[LNB]The Arsenal keeper, though, will continue to concentrate on producing consistent displays rather than worrying about whether he has done enough to stay in the side on a more permanent basis.[LNB]"I always say my only thing is to keep working hard and try to play as best as I can, to try to help the team," Fabianski said.[LNB]"Of course I have been through a difficult period, but that is life, that is football.[LNB]"You have to just keep working hard and hopefully it will pay off."[LNB]Fabianski continued: "I think the reason maybe why the manager said it was because he saw every day in the training ground. Maybe he had a reason to say that.[LNB]"Even when there was a difficult time for me I was always focused on my job or I was always working hard. That is the only way I think you can achieve something.[LNB]"I just want to stay focused. That is the main thing for me, to keep working hard.[LNB]"If there is a possibility to play, I will just try to play as best I can."[LNB]Shakhtar were thrashed 5-1 at Emirates Stadium a fortnight ago, but moved level with the Gunners at the top of Group H in the battle for qualification to the last 16 of Europe's elite.[LNB]Arsenal head out to Braga later this month, before a final home game against whipping boys Partizan Belgrade.[LNB]Fabianski maintained Arsenal were still right on course for the knockout stages.[LNB]"We are in a really good position, a strong position. We will be playing again at home so we have to take advantage of that," he said.[LNB]"It would have been much better if we had at least drawn the game in Donetsk, but it didn't happen.[LNB]"We have two more games and we have to do everything to win those.[LNB]"We have to be focused, that's the main thing."[LNB]Arsenal expect to have captain Cesc Fabregas (hamstring) available against Newcastle, while midfielders Alex Song (calf), Denilson (groin) and Andrey Arshavin (virus) also missed the trip to Ukraine.
