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Arsene Wenger is thinking positively ahead of Arsenal's must-win game at Bolton on Saturday.

Boss wants Gunners to get back to winning ways

Arsene Wenger is thinking positively ahead of Arsenal's must-win game at Bolton on Saturday. The Gunners have not been firing in the league recently, with just four points in five games to drop away from the title pace. Now languishing in third, six points behind leaders Manchester United with just seven to play, every point counts. But the Reebok has not been a happy hunting ground for the Gunners, whose last three Premier League visits there have ended in defeat, although they did win in the FA Cup last season. Ahead of the game, the Arsenal boss believes his team will have to stand firm against an aerial bombardment to secure the points.

Tested

He told Arsenal TV Online: "We will be tested in the air because a team which has a lack of confidence takes less risks. "We want to play our game, which is why I am convinced it will be down to our football - but also our mental strength and our resilience on the day." He added: "Bolton are a good side and I have seen quality games from them, but the Premier League is so good now that once you drop your confidence you are quickly vulnerable. "We just have to expect them to be as they were before, to prepare mentally for that kind of game and then hopefully we will have a good surprise." Wenger believes the Gunners need to concentrate on getting a victory and not look further ahead. He said: "The moments in the game are just not going for us, and that is where we want to show big mental strength to push it through and get things going for us again.
Realistic
"It is very important for us to get back to winning games, not to dream and be realistic. We need to win our next game and see where we go from there. "The most important thing is to give everything to win the next one." While solely concentrating on the Bolton game, Wenger knows it will take an almost perfect ending to the season for the Gunners to now become champions. He said: "It will take seven wins, certainly, or maybe six and a draw. "First, though, we have to come back to consistent performances."

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