Arteta makes bold statements, Arsenal will end long wait for Premier League champions

On August 6, Arteta said that his team was filled with "huge beliefs" and firmly believed that he could end the long wait for the Premier League championship in the new season. Since taking over the Gunners' coaching point in 2020, Arteta has led the team to finish second in the top league three times in a row. It is worth mentioning that this is the fifth time in England's top league history that a team has won the runner-up for three consecutive years, and Arsenal is the first team to achieve this "achievement" twice (the first time occurred in the 1998-99-2000-01 season).

In order to enhance competitiveness, Arsenal has made frequent moves in the transfer window this summer, introducing strong players such as Martin Suvimenti, Victor Dzekelish, Noni Maduaike, Christian Nolgo, Christian Mosquera and Kepa Arizabalaga. Arteta said: "These new players add quality and depth of the team, which is exactly what we need throughout the new season. We know our goals and what we want to achieve this season, and we firmly believe in being able to achieve it."

"We have been very, very close to the championship in the past few seasons. The final goal is determined by the performance of the entire team. But at the same time, we must make sure that we do not ignore the efforts needed to achieve the ideal level in our daily work." Arteta added, "We must set our own requirements for achieving this goal, because it is the most important. The internal requirements must always be higher than any external requirements, which is the direction of our daily efforts."

However, the prediction model of the Opta supercomputer gave the conclusion that Arsenal may pass by the championship again before the new season began. The simulation results show that Arteta's team's probability of winning the championship is 25.4%, which is only higher than the 27.8% of defending champion Liverpool. During the pre-season trip to Singapore and Hong Kong, Arsenal performed ups and downs, first defeating Newcastle United 3-2, and then losing to North London's arch-rival Tottenham Hotspur 1-2. The team will return to the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday local time, facing Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao successively to prepare for the Premier League opening match against Manchester United away on August 17.

Arteta hopes that the team's collective efforts on and off the court this season can become the key to success or failure. He stressed: "We need everyone to work together, including our supporters. That's why these two home games are so important. Let's show that energy from the beginning." "We hope that fans can immediately connect with the players and start to accumulate momentum so that everyone can feel that we are invincible at home." Arteta finally said, "When we play here with such passion, energy and close connection with the fans, we can win."