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Thomas Vermaelen<\/a> is confident Arsenal<\/a> can bounce back from the disappointment of last season and end a trophy drought that dates back to 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Belgian defender missed most of last season due to injury and watched his team fail to win silverware after competing on four fronts for most of the campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vermaelen believes it is important that the team put the frustration behind them and focus fully on the new season.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody starts from zero and everybody has to start again,\u201d he told the club’s official website.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou get a new chance and that\u2019s always a good feeling when people give you another chance to win something. The past is behind us and it\u2019s good to look into the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what we do now – we start all over again with a new chance and we will go for it this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Gunners play Boca Juniors on Saturday, July 30 before facing Thierry Henry and his New York Red Bulls the following day.<\/p>\n

Vermaelen is eagerly anticipating the clashes and is looking forward to stepping out at the Emirates once again.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese are the first games we play at the Emirates in the season so it always feels like a new start,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels like that so I am looking forward to playing there.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey are two very different kinds of teams and two very different kinds of challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

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