Arsenal's Mathieu Flamini admits he has a point to prove to the fans during Francis Coquelin injury lay-off

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Agen TangKasneT  ~    Mathieu Flamini admits he must prove himself all over again to Arsenal fans.

The Gunners could not even give the midfielder away last summer as he refused to join Galatasaray on a free transfer.

But now the Frenchman has been given a second – some would say third – chance to re-establish himself as the team’s anchorman for the next three months during Francis Coquelin’s injury absence.

Flamini, now 31, walked out on Arsenal in 2008 to join AC Milan then rejoined two years ago, but has failed to hold down a regular place.

He said: “I have a chance to be back in the team and I will try to prove every game that I can be in the team. The season is always long, so it’s part of the game. 

"Sometimes you have to accept being on the bench and sometimes you get a chance to prove you can still play for Arsenal.

“If you don’t play every week for an athlete, it’s not easy because the more games you have in your legs the better you become. You gain in confidence and you become better physically, so the possibility to play game after game is going to be good for me.”

Flamini’s chance has come because of Arsenal’s crippling injury list which has ruled out Coquelin, Mikel Arteta, Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott, Danny Welbeck and Tomas Rosicky.

Bandar Judi Online TangKasneT  ~    Gunners boss Arsene Wenger can see some light at the end of the tunnel with fit-again Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain set to return to the bench at Norwich on Sunday.

And Flamini believes Arsenal can keep their season alive by completing their Champions League fightback by winning at Olympiakos as well as maintaining a title challenge.

The Gunners found themselves in a similar situation last season when they had to win 3-0 at Monaco after a disastrous first leg defeat and just missed out.

But Flamini, who helped them beat Dinamo Zagreb to set up a final day showdown in Athens on December 9, believes they can pull it off this time round.

He added: “We know we must go to Olympiakos and win with a two-goal difference. It's not going to be easy, but I think we have the quality to do it.

“Obviously we can do it, but also it’s not going to be easy because it is a good team and it is going to be a great atmosphere over there, but I think we have the team spirit to do it.

“It’s important to learn from our mistakes. We made a similar mistake last year with Monaco, but we have learned from it and we must make sure not to do the same this year.

“This team has an enormous potential. The quality is very impressive and also we have a big squad which is giving us the possibility to play every single game in the Premier League, Champions league and the cup competitions.

“I think there is a huge potential, now we have to demonstrate it on the pitch.”