bukayo saka Said “This is the year”. armory To become the winner after scoring in Champions League 2-0 win against Paris Saint Germain In the Emirates.
Mikel Arteta’s side reached the top eight of the new Champions League league stage table, guaranteeing a place in the round of 16 at the end of this season, including on goals kai havertz And Saka against the French champions.
Gunners are runners up Manchester City In Premier League Arsenal have not won a major trophy since winning the FA Cup in the last two seasons and in 2019-20, but after the confidence-boosting win against PSG, Saka said Arsenal are now becoming a team that can win silverware. And he has this ability. There is “hunger in his stomach” to take the final step to achieve success.
“I don’t want to put too much pressure on us, but I think this is the year,” Saka said. “We have been close over the last two years and we are getting closer.
“This season, I have a lot of hunger in my stomach. In previous years, I have been runner-up many times. I just have this feeling that I want to win this season and of course, I believe in myself a lot. With those two things, it helps.
“We believe in ourselves, we believe we are a top team. We showed that tonight (against PSG). I told the boys that when the big teams are coming to the Emirates we have to make a statement.”
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta echoed Saka’s comments, saying it was important for his team to beat a major European power like PSG.
“PSG is one of the best teams in the world, so beating them gives us confidence that we can compete with any team at any level,” Arteta said. “We showed a lot of maturity in the way we played and left an impression on how we want to behave against the top teams in Europe.
“I think the players want to prove something against the top teams at home and they were very impressive. We have belief and that makes for big nights against the big Cubs, it creates energy and gets everyone’s confidence up.” Picks up.
“And if the players feel we’re on the right track and believe in what we do, that’s a good sign. To be able to perform like we did is a really good sign.”
Meanwhile, Arteta said that the defender jurian timber Was substituted at half-time as a precaution after a muscle problem. “The timber felt a bit fleshy,” Arteta said. “We’re not sure what it is, but we didn’t want to take the risk. He’s been out a year and he’s had more minutes than expected this season, so it’s going to have to manage that and the workload.”