Arsenal legend Gilberto Silva believes 'hunger to win trophies' will help the Gunners win the Premier League title race this season.
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- Arsenal involved in title fight for the league
- Gilberto offers advice to Arteta's men
- Club hasn't won the league in 21 years
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Gilberto was a member of the legendary 2003–04 team, who went undefeated for the entire season for the first time in English league history. Gilberto spent six years at the club and won one league title. After an outstanding World Cup campaign, the Brazilian joined the team in 2002 and was there at the club till 2008, he is considered one of Arsenal's best midfield players of the modern era.
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WHAT GILBERTO SAID
Talking to The Athletic, the Brazilian World Cup winner said: “I don’t like to compare because it was a different time when we won. We had World Cup winners, myself, Thierry, Patrick Vieira, and Sylvain Wiltord. Olympic champions Lauren and Kanu, we had Dennis Bergkamp. We were international players at the highest level in the world.
“Now they are in the process of building up their profile, their career and establishing themselves. We need to go one step further, let’s show hunger to win trophies. If we win today, then I want to win tomorrow. We win the cup today, what’s the next one? We win the FA Cup, I want the Premier League. When you win, you understand it, you smell it.
“Their mission is high, every time I speak to them, they want to do it,” he says. “They were very close to winning the league last season and all of us who love the club were frustrated. Maybe two years ago people didn’t put Arsenal in the running for the title, now they really consider them.”
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
After taking home the FA Cup in Arteta's first season as manager, Arsenal have gone nearly four years without winning any silverware. Nevertheless, the Spaniard has propelled the Gunners back into the running for the league title in 2023–2024 after a heated competition the previous season, but they will face two formidable opponents in Manchester City and Liverpool.
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WHAT NEXT FOR ARSENAL?
The Gunners will be eagerly looking forward to this weekend's clashes as the club will take on Brentford on Saturday, March 9. They will also be very interested in what goes down when their title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City take on each other on Sunday.
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