Bernd Leno is clearly a glass-half-full kind of guy. The goalkeeper believes the gap that currently separates Arsenal from top European football isn't insurmountable.
'We're not ruling out the Champions League places because we might get it with just fifth place, given Manchester City's possible ban,' he said over the weekend.
True enough but you'd be hard pressed to find too many neutrals backing Arsenal to embark on a late-season rampage and qualify for Europe's elite competition.
They'll certainly need Leno's can-do attitude and plenty more besides to transform a season of strife and disappointment into one with palpable achievement.