With the season now underway and possible new faces arriving at the club, Arteta is confident of a good year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are looking good. We looked really organised on Saturday, just maybe in the final third we didn\u2019t take the chances we should have done. It will take a while because there have been some new players coming in and we are building a new team.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know that our new players can make the difference as well. We will have to give them a chance to settle into a new place.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It was a fairly frustrating result for the Gunners on Saturday as they drew 0-0 with Sunderland, but with their defensive problems last season, they would have been delighted to have kept a clean sheet.<\/p>\n
Should the new players gel quickly then there is no doubt that Wenger\u2019s side do have the squad that is capable of challenging for the Premier League title again.<\/p>\n
The first aim though is of course to finish in the top four yet again, something that no matter what personal they have lost over the years \u2013 Arsenal have always managed to achieve.<\/p>\n
They go up against Stoke at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday, a ground that doesn\u2019t hold the happiest of memories for the club.<\/p>\n
However, if the likes of Arteta put in a good performance and are more clinical in front of goal, they can certainly get their first win of the campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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