Wojciech Szczesny believes a healthy portion of luck has contributed to his run of form as Arsenal No.1.
Gunners keeper Szczesny, 23, has been in decent form this season helping Arsene Wenger’s side to the top of the Premier League and the Emirates outfit’s Champions League group.
And his purple patch is a far cry from a spell last season when he was dropped by the manager and Lukasz Fabianksi got the nod.
Now though Szczesny is in confident mood about his ability and has revealed good fortune has played a part.
He said: “I wouldn’t say that physically a lot has changed, and it is not an excuse but I feel I have been a bit luckier since then.
“It comes down to maturity. The older you get the more games you play and you know how to deal with things. You know how to prepare for things. It is not only about being professional, it is also about being relaxed and you don’t feel that when you have played 10 or 15 games at the top level.
“You start to feel that when you get your personal life in place and you know when to work hard, when to relax or when to have a laugh. I’m still learning, I’m not saying I have it spot on but everything seems to be going well for me and I want to keep it going.”
Poland stopper Szczesny says other than Lady Luck smiling on him he struggles to fathom his dip in form last campaign.
He added: “Physically there is not much difference. You try to put in an extra 10 per cent in training, but if you ask me I would say I was just as fine then as I am now.
“It was just that you concede a few goals that you could have done better with, people get on your back and it all seems to happen against you. It is like in Fifa when you are losing 3-0 and then all of a sudden your friend kills you 7-0 – it is one of those things!”
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