The Gunners were contenders for the two major trophies for a
large part of last season, but fell away in final two months of the
season, ending trophyless.
The side came under scrutiny and has continued to do so for a lack
of experienced, proven quality being bought this summer. However,
faith is strong among Gunners so far during pre-season, as both
young and old players have performed with promise and the Wenger
boys look like getting off to a strong start to this season.
"What we would define as success this season is always a difficult
question to answer," began the boss, "But it is clear there are two
trophies we are focused on - the Premier League and the Champions
League.
"After that, the FA Cup, but we will never go seriously for
the Carling Cup. Again this year we will have the same philosophy
on the Carling Cup.
"The Premier League and Champions League are the trophies we will
fight for."
The Frenchman also acknowledged that he had a young side, but
insisted they were not inexperienced. "It is not wrong to call
Arsenal a young side still, but it is wrong to call us
inexperienced," he explained.
"Cesc Fabregas, for example, has already played in an FA Cup final,
a Champions League final and also now a European Championship
final, so you cannot say he has no experience.
"We want to give hope and belief to all our supporters ahead of the
new season and we know we can only do that if we play our usual
game full of quality."
should we cheer or moan?