William Saliba has admitted that he has been “not so good” this season, with Arsenal now 15 points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes have formed an impressive defensive partnership in recent years, but the International of France believes that their standards have come out this season. Arsenal gave the least number of goals with 29 last season, but so far they have left in this campaign with ten games so far.
“If you want to win trophies, the defense must be very good,” Saliba said. “First of all, if you do not admit and keep your clean sheets, you give yourself the best chance to win the game – but with that the other part comes, what goals scores.
“For me, this season I have not been so good. I have to judge my season, I have to work on my game. I have to look at my partner, Gabriel, who has been so good this season. “
Saliba has also calmed the fear that he could leave the Emirates this summer by insisting that he will only move until the Gunners win a big trophy. Real Madrid has made the French center-back a top priority on their transfer list of the transfer, but Saliba is in no hurry to stop North London and is relaxed about his contact that is more than two years to run.
If Arsenal de Champions League does not win, the meter ticks up to five years without silverware, but the 23-year-old fans favorite is not agitating for a move. Saliba said: 'Of course I want to win big things with Arsenal.
“If you leave this club without winning anything, the fans will forget you. I want to win big things here. We are sad if we don't win a trophy, but we must continue to believe because we are here.
“We won the first game (against PSV) last week and if we win or draw we are in the quarterfinals and everything can happen. There are four games (after this round) for the final and we can do it, we all believe that we can do it.
“We have to believe in ourselves and everyone thinks we can do it – if we don't believe or if we don't dream to win the Champions League, it makes no sense to play. '
Saliba revealed that there were no conversations about expanding his contract, which ends in June 2027 and says: “There are a few years [left]So there is no hurry at the moment. I am happy here, that's it. “
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