Mikel Arteta has acknowledged the emotional strain of prolonged periods without silverware as Arsenal prepare for their first realistic chance at a trophy this season in the Carabao Cup final.<\/p>\n
Arteta said the desire to win has never been in doubt but admitted the years without success have been hard to accept. \u201cObviously the willingness to win has always been there, and that doesn\u2019t change if I win one, two, three or five [trophies],\u201d Arteta reflected. \u201cBut, yes, it has been difficult to accept because I want to win every competition that I\u2019m involved in.<\/p>\n
He added that the drought has brought both urgency and renewed determination. \u201cWhen you have been in this position and gone years without winning a trophy, obviously it adds more necessity, but also more drive because you really want it. And that’s something that we have. That is something really important for us and something that we\u2019ve been trying to achieve for a while and now we have the opportunity to do it.<\/p>\n
Arteta also stressed the need for honesty and effort against superior opponents. \u201cBut you also have to understand in sport that sometimes other players and other teams are better than you, and what you have to do is to be able to look in the mirror, give absolutely everything, and be better than them and that\u2019s what we are chasing.\u201d<\/p>\n
The trip to Wembley will be the ninth time Arteta has visited England\u2019s national stadium across his career as a player and manager. He arrives with an unblemished record there, dating back to an FA Cup semifinal win in 2014 and most recently a victory over City in the Community Shield in 2023.<\/p>\n
Despite that record, Arteta refused to afford his side any automatic advantage. \u201cNo, there are no favorites,\u201d he stressed. \u201cWe have to play in a final to earn that status. But let\u2019s keep [his perfect record] that way and hopefully in a few hours we will do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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