Wenger upbeat on Gunners
03 May 2007 - 10:31:22
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes his team will be improved next season due to the disappointments they have suffered this term.
The Gunners have failed to mount a Premiership title challenge, while their cup dreams were shattered in a two-week period that saw them knocked out of the Carling Cup, FA Cup and Champions League in quick succession.
However, the Frenchman told the club's official website: "I feel we have shown that we have the quality to be at the top.
"What we have to show is that we have the mental toughness and determination to be at the top.
"There was no better test than going out of the Champions League. Do we crumble now, do we fall completely, let it go? I learnt a lot about the players.
"They stuck together and they were very successful in the first test. They showed that they can respond in adversity.
"What we have to show from now on is to be consistent in our determination.
"This season we have shown we can beat Manchester United, we can beat Liverpool and we have drawn at Chelsea.
"But what we've also shown is that we can lose at Sheffield United and Manchester City as well."