Tuesday 26 February 2013 17:22, UK
Theo Walcott says it is the responsibility of the Arsenal players to ease the pressure on under-fire manager Arsene Wenger.
The Gunners' pursuit of silverware has not been helped by a string of high-profile departures in recent seasons with the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie, Alex Song, Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy all deciding to pursue their ambitions elsewhere. Walcott was widely expected to follow them out of the club this summer until he signed a contract extension last month and with young Gunners like Aaron Ramsey, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jack Wilshere all tied to long-term deals, the England forward believes the club is on the brink of success again. Walcott added: "Once the team wins the first trophy, you will start to see us coming back to where we should be. "When your team is playing well it makes your job easier and when you are winning games it is fantastic to be a part of it. However, it is when things aren't going too well that you need to stand out and get your team back involved. "We have got players in the dressing room who can create something out of nothing, and I want to be part of that backbone. "You see it when we go a goal down, everyone thinks, 'right, we need to step up here because it is not good enough', but if we do that from the start we can beat absolutely anyone. "I think we will get to a stage when we win games even when we haven't dominated. "We are starting to get there and as soon as we hit that target, I am sure we are going to be flying."