Published 18th July 2014
“We have the ambition, we have the desire, we should have the confidence from last season – so we have a good basis. It’s now up to us to make sure we have the right attitude and the right hunger to go for more,” Wenger said.
“In the Premier League (last season) we were not far away, we got 79 points and with what happened to us with injuries, I feel that we did quite well.
“On top of that we won the FA Cup so I think it’s a good platform to go for more.
“But in the Premier League everybody tries to improve the team and it’s very difficult to predict what will happen this year.
“What we can be sure about and what we can make certain of is that we are ready for a fight and we are better than last season – that’s our target.”
“He can play through the middle, he can play on both flanks and he has the qualities that I think are needed in England,” Wenger added.
“He is efficient, the fact that he is good off the ball, runs at people with the ball and he’s a very versatile striker.
“That is why he is a major signing for us [and] that’s why we spend a lot of money on him – he has the quality to be efficient everywhere he plays.”