Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has told the club's Annual General Meeting he is convinced the current team can confirm their good performances this season and deliver long-term success. But the French manager urged the fans to put aside their discontent over the perceived lack of investment and eight years without a trophy and support the team.
"From the end of March to today, we have lost just one match, that created a huge emotion," Wenger said. "We have huge ambition to win the league this season. We were restricted financially and had to be strict, but we have come out of that. However, we have to defend our style of play and values, that comes from developing our own players, with youth policy and that should be core of our club. The future of Arsenal will rely on quality of work we do inside, to scout and develop. We are respected all over world for our values, we are not artificial. We will also look to buy proven quality - we did not need to scout to buy Ozil, it was just money. I am pleased we have shown you we are not afraid to spend."
Wenger ended the speech by adding: "We are top of the table, in a very strong position, but at the end of November will give a much clearer indication of where everyone lies. I am confident that at the end of May we will all be happy. We need you to give us your support. We've had some matches at the Emirates where we did not always feel that. I can understand that."
Long-term success can only be built one step at a time though, and the next step for Arsenal is Saturday's Premier League match against Norwich, here are the odds at Bet365:
Arsenal win - 2/7
Draw - 5/1
Norwich win - 11/1
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