ARSENE WENGER has called on Arsenal's supporters and shareholders to stay united behind his philosophy.
The Gunners boss, who celebrated 15 years in charge of the club earlier this season, has endured one of the most testing spells of his tenure over the past few months.
But the Frenchman told the club's Annual General Meeting that they must not lose their faith in his methods.
Wenger said: "I believe the values we defend are highly defendable.
"We want to do things with class and be very brave. Courage is a quality I admire, because it is highly needed in the modern world. These players are ready to fight. Trust us.
"I can see a lot of fear and discontent among you — and I can understand that because we live in a world where we fight with people who have extremely high resources.
"We can compete by trying to be intelligent and to be united, because football is very difficult to be consistent and we have been more consistent than anybody in the world in the last 15 years."
The Arsenal manager added: "To stay at the top, top level we have to stay united.
"That does not mean not I am not to be criticised, or the board — we accept that, but we have to show to the outside we are united. If you are not, then you have no chance."
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