Arsenal mentality shift revealed by Saliba remarks | OneFootball

William Saliba has made it clear that Arsenal’s squad now believe they can win every competition they enter.

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Arsenal sit at the top of both the Premier League and the Champions League and have already booked a place in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, where they will face Chelsea after edging past Crystal Palace on penalties at the Emirates Stadium just before Christmas.

With the club still involved in all four competitions, Saliba said the idea of an historic haul of trophies is not being dismissed inside the dressing room.

“Yes, of course, because we know that in every competition we play, we know we can win it,” Saliba said.

“We have been close in the Premier League in the past three seasons, and last season we were in the semi-finals of the Champions League and the Carabao Cup, so we know that we can win every competition.

“But we have to show that on the pitch and we have to start winning trophies now.”

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Saliba also acknowledged that near-misses are not enough.

“We are in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, so there are three games left for us, and we have to do the job in January against Chelsea,” he said.

“It will be a big game, a big derby, so we have to keep going. We know that we are close and we have to learn the lessons from last season.

“At the end of your career, we count our trophies, and the Carabao Cup is one of them, and now we are in the semi-final and of course we want to win this competition, like every competition that we play.

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“The mood is good but we know that we are still in December and things can happen quickly in football,” he added.

“We have to stay focused and keep believing in ourselves and keep working because what matters is at the end when we are holding the trophies and not before.

“If we have a lot of games, it means we are doing a good job so we have to keep going and hopefully the players that are injured will be back in January to help us.”