Arsenal and France defender William Saliba has insisted the Gunners have the ability to become the first team to win all four trophies after reaching the Carabao Cup semi-finals.
William Saliba has insisted Arsenal can end their long wait for a silver medal in style by winning a historic quadruple this season. However, the French defender insisted: “We have to start winning trophies now.”
Mikel Arteta’s side celebrated Christmas by topping the Premier League and Champions League and reaching the last four of the Carabao Cup. The Gunners will travel to Portsmouth on January 11 for the FA Cup third round, before facing Chelsea in a two-legged semi-final.
The north London side have topped the Premier League three times in the past four years, without winning their first title since 2004. The 2020 FA Cup was their last trophy.
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But after another big-spending summer, Saliba said he is aiming to end his trophy drought with a flood of silverware in 2026. No team has ever won the quadruple.
“We know we can win any tournament,” Saliba said. “We have been close in the Premier League for the last three seasons and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League and Carabao Cup last season, so we know we can win in any competition. But we have to show it on the pitch and start winning trophies now.”
“The atmosphere is good, but we know it’s still December and things can happen quickly in football. So we have to stay focused, keep believing in ourselves and keep working, because it’s not before we get the trophy that matters, but at the end.”
Arsenal last won the League Cup in 1992-93 and have reached the semi-finals three times in the past five seasons, including losing 4-0 on aggregate to Newcastle the previous season. They defeated FA Cup holders Crystal Palace 8-7 on penalties to return to the top four. “Of course we want to win in every competition and now that we know we are in the semi-finals, we have three games left and we have to do the job against Chelsea in January,” Saliba said.
“We have to keep going because it’s an important game, an important derby. We know we’re close and we have to learn the lessons from last season.”
“In the end it is one trophy. At the end of a career you count the number of trophies and the Carabao Cup is one of them. And now we are in the semi-finals. Of course, we want to win in this competition, as in every competition we play.”
The Gunners will play three games a week until mid-February, but Saliba added: “If we play more games it means we are doing a good job so we have to keep going and we hope the injured players will come back in January and help us and we are in good form. We are playing in every competition now so we have to keep going.”
Arsenal have won their last three games in unconvincing fashion while benefiting from three own goals. The game finished 1-1 in the 90th minute with Everton converting a penalty from Victor Gökeres after a frantic handball from James O’Brien, but the Gunners needed a spot-kick to put Palace away.
“We have to win in different situations and situations. We had two very difficult games but we managed to win. Again, the difference could have been bigger and that’s something we have to improve and do better,” said manager Mikel Arteta, who hosted Brighton on Saturday.
“But it is also a credit to the players that every three days they are performing at their level.”
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