Arsene Wenger has won three league titles and four FA
Cups during his time at the Gunners helm, although there has been
nothing added to that trophy collection since 2005.
It is a stick often used to beat the north Londoners with, but maybe not for much longer.
Despite
missing a host of first-team players through injury, Arsenal opened up
their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win at Marseille on
Wednesday.
That was a club record 10th successive win
on the road, highlighting why Walcott believes that barren run may soon
be coming to an end.
"I think we'll push on and we
can definitely challenge this year, for sure," he said. "There is so
much belief in this team at the moment and I think it's showing. We just
need to make sure we get that home form going now, the away form is
absolutely fantastic.
"It's 10 successive wins away
from home, someone told me in the dressing room. It's a record. I didn't
know that until after the game.
"To be part of a
team that has done that, in the amount of years that Arsenal have
existed, is a great honour and a great achievement for everyone.
"It just shows how good and how talented these players are.
"We
haven't got the biggest squad in the world and we've got a lot of
injuries, which doesn't help, but the players that are playing and
contributing and the players that aren't playing as well, it's important
that everyone is focused.
"We've got to stay fit,
which is crucial as well - we don't want to lose any more players. As
soon as the players come back there is going to be more competition for
places as well. That's only going to be a good thing for Arsenal."
Arsenal's
threadbare squad will be stretched over the coming weeks, with league
matches against Stoke, West Brom and Swansea before the month is out.
There is no let-up in October, with vital Group F clash with Napoli and Borussia Dortmund at the Emirates Stadium.
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