The Arsenal defender has complete faith in Mikel Arteta and supports the Gunners boss to bring his side to glory after he has become the almost men of football in recent years
Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber insists that the glory days are around the corner for the Gunners.
The men of Mikel Arteta go into the new season and want to get rid of the near-men tag after the second end in each of the last three Premier League campaigns. The Londoners were also defeated by final winners Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-final of the Champions League-one defeat that was unmerited according to Timber.
But with the pressure on Arteta to prove that he is not a serial loser, Dutch Full-Back Hout said: “With Arteta as our manager comes the best times at Arsenal. The culture he has created in this club, with his vision of football at top level, brings Arsenal to new heights.
“Arteta is a top coach. He really improves you as a player. In such a short period I have learned so much from him. He pushes me enormously to get the best out of myself as a person and as a player.”
Timber admitted that he leaned hard for his manager when his first season in the Emirates was destroyed by a cross injury he sustained during his debut after his £ 34 million arrival of Ajax in the summer of 2024.
The 24-year-old also called on the services of the sports psychologist he had used since a teenager before returning to help the Push of the Gunners last season. Timber said: “During my entire rehabilitation I felt so much support and trust from Arteta.
“In the beginning, in later stages and when I made progress and had the chance to train with the team again and my comeback was in the neighborhood, he supported me all the time.
“Because of the trust and the help, I felt confident to play again. It is not easy to make your return to the field after a cross -blister with knee.
“But I knew that for a reason I was in Arsenal and I felt fit again. But then comes the moment when I had to get the same feeling and shape as a player in competitions.
“Of course I also had my bad moments, during that first year of hard work, my emotions went up and down.
“Everyone at the club was great for me. And my personal mental coach, with whom I have been working since the age of 16, is also very good.”
Timber knew that Arsenal was the real deal when they overshadowed Mighty Real Madrid 5-1 over two legs in the Champions League.
He said the Dutch magazine Helden: “During those competitions against Madrid I thought:” This is what I worked so hard for. In the home game, with our own fans, it was a sensation. And I also loved that performance in the Bernabeu.
“It was a shame that we were eliminated by PSG in the semi -final, as a team we had the feeling that we could beat them.”
Timber insists that he immediately feels at home with the Emirates and the English star Bukayo Saka counts as one of his best friends.
The Dutchman feels that Arteta now has a group of brothers who are destined to take that last step now to get a big trophy.
He said: “Saka is one of the players who has done so much for me since I arrived at Arsenal.
“I have built up a very close relationship with him and we spend a lot of time together from the club.
“We even went to Wimbledon this summer to watch tennis. He is a really warm guy.
“But there are a couple of guys around my age with whom I can get along very well. William Saliba, Riccardo Calafiori and Leandro Trossard.
“There are also some young boys we try to help, such as Ethan Nwaneri, Lewis Myles-Skelly and Thomas Setford, a keeper who is half Dutch.”