Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta said he has a book of people who think his team is the most exciting in Europe. The Gunners are at the top of the Premier League standings with 53 points under their belt after 24 matches, six more than second-placed Manchester City.
Furthermore, Arteta’s team is through to the knockout stages of the Champions League as group winners after winning all eight of their matches.
Arsenal are also just one game away from next month’s Carabao Cup final. They will take on Chelsea in the second-leg semifinal with a 3-2 advantage on their side.
Despite all the success, Arsenal has received critics from pundits regarding their style of play and Arteta expressed his thoughts on the same.
Arteta said, “I hear completely the opposite, all around Europe that we are the most exciting team in Europe.
“The most goals, the most clean sheets, the most this. Maybe I have different resources?
“I don’t know which people [have said that]. You send me the names, the addresses, and the emails and maybe we can talk, but I can give you a massive book of all the people [who don’t think that].”
The Spaniard said winning major trophies is his team’s main aim as they have been close but no cigar.
“You work to win many trophies, and the enjoyment that that brings; the confidence, the trust, the belief, and unlock something in you, and then you want more,” Arteta said.
“And it’s a cycle that you want to repeat constantly, and we still have to do that, and some of them, they’ve never done it, so it’s always a first time.
“But the group is really convinced that we have the ability to do it. We’re also very conscious that that’s nothing, and we have to work every single day, and that’s all we focus on.
“I expect the crowd [on Tuesday night] to be like it’s been all season, and the last few seasons, which is with us. We have had some incredible moments together, and tomorrow we have to push all the energy and optimism that we can, and in a few weeks be at Wembley together.”
Arsenal will take on Chelsea on Tuesday night at the Emirates Stadium.
