Johan Djourou vows to end Arsenal’s six year wait for a trophy

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Johan Djourou has vowed to the Arsenal fans that the club’s six year spell without a trophy will end soon.

The Gunners last lifted a major trophy in 2005 when they won the FA Cup but have since squandered opportunities in the Champions League, the Premier League and the League Cup to break their silverware hoodoo.  

Djourou told Sky Sports News: “You expect better for Arsenal, of course, but I think that when this long run ends it will just go crazy and we will win everything that is there because this club’s got so much potential.

“It has been six years, but I am just waiting for the moment. I wanted to win something so bad to say to those people ‘shh, that’s it, it is finished with and we have won something’.

“Unfortunately I can’t say that now because it is not the case, but it is not even to say that people are wrong, it is for us to show that we are good enough because we know in ourselves that we are good enough.”

Djourou admitted it can be frustrating at times for the Gunners players as they feel that they have the ability to win major competitions.

The Swiss international denied the lack of on-the-field success is due to the lack of experience in the Arsenal team and believes Arsene Wenger is still the man to take the club forward.

“We are always so close to winning and we were missing a little thing,” Djourou added.

“People say it is players or people say it is experience, but then who really knows?

“I think that we have experience because the players have been together for a long time.

“What is the real story behind it? I couldn’t really tell you, but what I can say is that I think the way Arsene Wenger builds this team is the right way.”