Arsenal chief Ivan Gazidis 'not happy' with season (but promises young squad WILL improve)

ARSENAL chief executive Ivan Gazidis says he is not happy with the Gunners' season.

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Ivan Gazidis is underwhelmed by Arsenal

Arsene Wenger's side currently sit second in the Premier League table, seven points behind leaders Chelsea.

But the north London outfit were knocked out of the Champions League by Monaco at the last-16 stage.

And Gazidis hinted that it is not too late to salvage something from the season, with the FA Cup still to play for.

We are not happy but we are going to keep pushing to the end and see how far we can go.

Ivan Gazidis

He said:"We are not happy but we are going to keep pushing to the end and see how far we can go.

"We are happy with the way the squad has developed and we are very focused how we can make a positive end to the season.

"After that it will be a question of how can we progress the team further so that we can have an even better season next year.

"We have a squad that's clearly coming together. It's a relatively young squad so it will continue to improve."

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Speaking about the reasons for the Gunners' struggles early in the season, Gazidis said: "We had a lot of new players this year who are beginning to gel together.

"We had a lot of injuries at the beginning of the season as well. Also coming off a World Cup year there are a lot of complex issues.

"We were trying to put the jigsaws into the right places at the beginning of the season. I think everyone can see those pieces are now beginning to fit. It gives us great optimism for the future."

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