Arsenal’s Saliba: “I’ve not been so good this season
Arsenal defender William Saliba admitted he has “not been so good” this season, saying he needs to improve to help the club win trophies.
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Saliba “not been so good” this season
Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães have been one of the league’s best center-back pairings over the past two years.
Last season, they anchored a defense that conceded just 29 goals — the fewest in the league.
However, Arsenal has struggled to maintain their high defensive standards this season.
With 10 Premier League games remaining, they have already conceded 24 goals.
“I want to be one day [one of] the best defenders in the world,” Saliba told a news conference on Tuesday.
“You have to work a lot, to win trophies as well, it’s my dream. I think I’m not the best at the moment because this season I’ve not been so good. It’s like this, I have to review my season, but this season not so good. I have to watch my partner Gabriel who has been so, so good this season. I have to focus on myself and work more.”
When asked on where he has been lacking, the 23-year-old quickly pointed out his flaws.
“My concentration. I have to score more, help my team to win some trophies. When you win trophies you can say I’m the best, but as I said, this season we are still in Champions League. The Premier League is not finished, I have to push myself to help my team.”
The pursuit of championship glory continues
Arsenal’s best chance of winning silverware this season is in the Champions League.
Mikel Arteta’s side sit second in the Premier League, 15 points behind leaders Liverpool, and have been eliminated from both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup.
However, the Gunners are on the brink of the Champions League quarterfinals, heading into the second leg of their round-of-16 tie against PSV Eindhoven with a commanding 7-1 lead.
“If we want to be there in the next few months we have to win tomorrow. Everybody wants to win in the Champions League, this competition is one you watch when you’re young. We’ll give everything and anything can happen,” he said.
“I think we are close, very close [to silverware].”
“We’ll keep going, we don’t have to stop working. When you are close like this, of course, and you don’t win trophies, it’s sad. But we have to keep going. I’m really sure we will arrive there.”
