Arsenal only had 1 new arrival during the January transfer window but despite not having an active window compared to other clubs of the Premier League, Jack Wilshere is confident that the current squad is enough to fight for the Premier League title of the current season.

“People keep saying we need a new striker but Olivier Giroud has been great and Lukas Podolski can play there,” Wilshere said in The Sun.

“Aaron Ramsey and Santi Cazorla have scored a few. Even I’ve got a couple! We know we can create chances and score goals. We have to work on our team shape in terms of winning the ball back and getting into better positions. The next two months are really important and if we come out of those unscathed, we will have a real chance.”

Last year Arsenal was pitted against Bayern Munich as they had to fight the German titans for the Champions League and despite claiming a 2-0 triumph in the 2^nd leg, it wasn’t enough for Arsenal to advance into the next stages of the European tournament as they had suffered a 3-1 defeat in the first-leg.

For the 2^nd consecutive season, Arsenal was drawn against Bayern Munich once more and having already played the first leg, the Premier League club suffered a 1-0 loss but even though they have fallen behind in the scoreboard, Wilshere stated that Arsenal have learned their mistakes from the previous year.

“We were a bit nervous going into the game last year. We lost to Blackburn in the FA Cup the game before. There was a lot of tension in the stadium and it was a big game.

“Once we calmed down a bit, we took the game to them a little bit. The third goal was a lucky goal and that killed us. This year we’ll be intelligent going into the game. First of all we’ll work on our defensive duty and then we’ll play.” Wilshere said.

Arsenal have been able to maintain their position at the top of the table well into the New Year, which has finally sparked suggestions that they may actually be the first league title since 2004. Jack Wilshere has been a major reason towards this title tilt, as he has been in impressive form throughout this campaign. In fact, he has even been able to overshadow the club record signing Mesut Ozil on a number of occasions. He believes that this may finally be the year Arsenal end the hoodoos and win something.

The club has become a laughingstock amongst the top teams for their constant inability to win trophies, with their last major trophy coming back in 2005. Wilshere says that it is essential that the players have confidence about themselves. Even though Arsenal lead the table, it is not very significant. They lead Manchester City by just one point with Chelsea a further point behind. It is fast becoming a three horse race in the Premier league due to Liverpool dropping several points over Christmas period.

Santi Cazorla scored two goals in the weekend’s win over Fulham. The 2-0 win was sufficient to keep the points tally ticking over. It was also vital considering that City managed to win the match against Cardiff.

“We must believe. If we don’t have belief, we have no chance. We take each game as it comes, but in the back of our head we are top of the league and we want to stay top of the league. It is there for four or five teams to take, it is that tight, if anyone drops points it can change. Manchester City are very strong at home and their away form has got a lot better as well. They will be one of our main rivals, but we have to play them here still,” said Wilshere.