Arsenal heroes Paul Davis and Nigel Winterburn says Freddie
Ljungberg will regret his move to West Ham United.
The Swedish midfielder joined West Ham in a £3million deal this
week and claimed the sale of club captain Thierry Henry to
Barcelona made his mind up to leave the Emirates.
Winterburn, who was an integral part of the fabled Highbury back
four in the 1980 and 90s, told The Sun: "I can see Arsenal
finishing in the top two.
"They haven't spent much money but they are improving and the
youngsters have had another year's experience, which is
vital.
"There's no pressure and, if they learn to cut out the silly
mistakes, I can see Arsenal finishing in the top two, let alone the
top four.
"Yes, Henry was world-class and yes he will be missed but Arsenal
are a lot better than people are giving them credit for at the
moment.
"I'm expecting a lot of Robin van Persie while Theo Walcott could
come through in a big way. Arsene is such a shrewd manager that all
Arsenal fans can look forward to the new season with
optimism."
Davis, who made 447 Arsenal appearances between 1979 and 1995,
added: "Arsenal and Wenger's ambition cannot be questioned.
"You can see the team he is trying to build and they will be a
success as Wenger has a fantastic way of producing special players.
I'm sure Arsenal are going to surprise a lot of people this
year.
"People aren't going to fancy them too much but they will
definitely finish in the top four and I have us down as winning a
cup as well.
"Don't write Arsenal off just yet, there's a lot more to
come."
Its a shame that ljunberg wrote
us off. But what both of these ex gooners said just boost arsenal's
players confidence.
