Gabriel says Arsenal will hit ‘new heights' following three agonising seasons as runners-up
The Gunners have posted
THREE
consecutive second-placed finishes in the league under boss
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Arsenal defender Gabriel has predicted big changes for the Gunners next season
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Gabriel arriving at Hale End to travel to Stansted Airport to jet to Singapore
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And after a heartbreaking Champions League semi-final defeat to eventual champions
Paris
Saint-Germain, it is now
FIVE
years without a trophy for the North Londoners.
But Brazilian centre back Gabriel, 27 – who
He said: 'I only have one thing to say, and Mikel says it: We are ready to reach new heights this season.
'I've been at the club for five years now and I've seen how much the club has grown. I am here to win big titles and I do believe that this season will be different.
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'We have let a couple of titles slip through our fingers recently. We almost won but this year, things will be different. I have a lot of faith in that.'
Arteta was left to rue key injuries that hampered Arsenal's title charge last campaign with the likes of Bukayo Saka,
Ben White
,
Kai Havertz
and Gabriel Jesus suffering long-term lay-offs at crucial times.
Gabriel was also ruled out for the remainder of the season in April, requiring hamstring surgery – with attackers Saka and Havertz undergoing the same procedure.
He is back and raring to go with the club now out in Singapore for their
pre-season
tour, facing
Newcastle
on the weekend, before travelling to Hong Kong to take on fierce rivals Tottenham.
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Gabriel added: 'I don't think we can give excuses; we did everything we could in the last three years.
'I feel like we had a little bit of bad luck sometimes.
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'But we all believe that we can win big titles. The pre-season has started.
'We're focused on what our manager is telling us to do, and what we have to do, and what we have to improve.
'This year will be different.'
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