Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri is determined to prove he is not a one-season wonder as he sets his sights on a trophy return next year.
After an impressive 2010-11 campaign, that saw the 23-year-old French international nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award, Nasri is refusing to rest on his laurels in a bid to push on again.
"As a player, it is hard to stay at the top of your game," he revealed. "I don't want last season to be just a one-off. I want to continue playing at my best and be consistent at the level I was at the start of last season.
"This is the difference between a good player and a great player - and I know the expectations will be higher on me too."
There has been much speculation in recent weeks linking Nasri with the Arsenal exit door, but he is only concerning himself with on the field matters, which at this moment in time relates to Arsene Wenger's Gunners side.
"As a team, we all realise now what we need to do to win a trophy," he continued. "We had everything to be champions, but if you look at it, every time we played to go top of the league, we never did.
"In terms of talent, I feel Arsenal had the best squad of the whole league. We played the best football. We were the best team, even if Manchester United had a good season too."
Nasri is yet to publicly commit his future to Arsenal, but with negotiations said to be ongoing with Arsene Wenger, Gunners fans will be hopeful of seeing him turn out at the Emirates Stadium again next season.
Reflecting on the past campaign, Nasri added, "We have improved so much, and if the boss adds some good players, I really believe a trophy will be won."
After an impressive 2010-11 campaign, that saw the 23-year-old French international nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award, Nasri is refusing to rest on his laurels in a bid to push on again.
"This is the difference between a good player and a great player - and I know the expectations will be higher on me too."
There has been much speculation in recent weeks linking Nasri with the Arsenal exit door, but he is only concerning himself with on the field matters, which at this moment in time relates to Arsene Wenger's Gunners side.
"As a team, we all realise now what we need to do to win a trophy," he continued. "We had everything to be champions, but if you look at it, every time we played to go top of the league, we never did.
"In terms of talent, I feel Arsenal had the best squad of the whole league. We played the best football. We were the best team, even if Manchester United had a good season too."
Nasri is yet to publicly commit his future to Arsenal, but with negotiations said to be ongoing with Arsene Wenger, Gunners fans will be hopeful of seeing him turn out at the Emirates Stadium again next season.
Reflecting on the past campaign, Nasri added, "We have improved so much, and if the boss adds some good players, I really believe a trophy will be won."
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