Wenger: You can see we have belief now

THERE are two types of bullying.

The mental kind and the physical kind and Arsene Wenger has suffered at the hands of both in his bid to add his first trophy at Arsenal since 2005. There are encouraging signs that the Frenchman’s side have found an answer to both as they enter what could be a defining 2011.

Wenger’s annual message in the intervening period has been about as convincing as the habitual smoker’s New Year resolution to beat his addiction and by the end of January he has been metaphorically reaching for the nearest pack of cigarettes — stressed at the sight of another Premier League challenge unravelling before his eyes.