Arsene Wenger has admitted
that leading Arsenal back to glory is the biggest challenge of his
career.
The Gunners have slipped into the shadows in the last couple of
years, with Chelsea and Manchester United the dominant forces in
the Premiership.
Wenger, though, has built a solid foundation for the future as
Arsenal have a raft of young stars coming through the ranks.
The Frenchman has always maintained that the rising stars have the
potential to go to the very top, but he is aware that it is up to
him to lead them to glory.
"It is the biggest challenge of my career because I am desperate to
bring them as far as they can go and I feel there is a lot of
potential in there," said Wenger.
"I have to make them realise that a sports life passes quickly and
that you have to quickly be mature.
"The second thing is not to lose the belief, because this year of
course we didn't win anything, and come back next season with the
great belief that they can do well.
"To be a professional and a young player is to learn as well how to
deal with disappointment.
"This year we had a massive disappointment, I feel overall,
especially in going out of the Champions League the way we went
out.
"But it is part of a growing process as well to handle this kind of
disappointment and to still not let your disappointment stop your
progression."