Mikel Arteta claims an unbreakable team spirit has been established at Arsenal, with the club having refused to let their heads drop this season.
Midfielder delighted to see positive approach paying off
Mikel Arteta claims an unbreakable team spirit has been established at Arsenal, with the club having refused to let their heads drop this season.
A difficult opening to the campaign threatened to undermine the Gunners' efforts this term, with summer signing Arteta finding himself thrust into a side that was seriously underachieving.
Things have improved dramatically since then, though, and Arsenal currently find themselves back inside the Premier League's top three.
Arteta, who has played his part in the reversal in fortune, claims those inside the Emirates Stadium were never in any doubt that things would get better.
"To be honest I was really surprised with the spirit when I came here - even when we were down it was so good," the Spanish midfielder told
Arsenal Player.
Talent
"It is something you rely on because if you start blaming each other and shouting at each other it is not good.
"This group has always been positive, the manager has always been positive with the players and we have kept at it.
"We have the talent, we know we have the ability to win games and sometimes it is just about the balance in confidence. We have it all together now.
"When you are winning, life is good and you can see that the fans are enjoying it at the moment. They deserve it as well because they were behind us when things weren't going right.
"Hopefully we can finish the season strongly because we have a group of players and staff who really mean business."
