Arsene Wenger says that the Gunners four match in a row wins is due to the agony of last season’s late collapse.
Arsenal travel to Merseyside tonight to face Everton,with the chance to overtake rivals Spurs for the third spot in the League.
Since losing to last season’s carling Cup to Birmingham Wenger thinks that his team is now stronger for the loss.
Speaking about it Wenger said:”We were in four different competitions and were knocked out in three in the space of two weeks.”
“You are only human beings. Two results (back-to-back draws with Liverpool and Tottenham in mid-April) killed the hope we had to play for the championship and from then on we felt, subconsciously, too secure that we were in the top four anyway.
“Once you don’t go for the championship anymore, it’s different. “This season, it’s completely different.
We were completely out of the top four, we have come into it on a good run and now of course it is taking advantage of that momentum.
“On top of that we have experience. It is a key time. The fixtures are difficult for Arsenal, for Chelsea, for Tottenham.
“We [have] had a little bit of a breather, so it is important for us to focus again and keep the momentum going.”
Wenger talked about former Everton player Mikel Arteta as being pivotal in the Gunners reversal of fortune saying: “He is a team player and a winner,” he is a fighter as well. I think he possesses both aspects of the game of a real midfielder – that means he can defend and he can attack. That’s what we looked for.”
