Havard Nordtveit is feeling settled at Arsenal.
Nordtveit impressed with his performances in pre-season and believes that last year's loan spell with Bundesliga side Nurnberg has prepared him for the cut and thrust of English football.
"Overall I feel a much better footballer now, especially in terms of mentality," Nordtveit told the Official Arsenal Matchday Programme.
"When I went to Lillestrom [on loan], in Norway, we were at the bottom of the league so we had to really fight for points every week - and it was a similar situation in Germany. I remember after one away game when we hadn't played well, our travelling fans stood in front of the bus so that we couldn't drive away. We had to go out and explain what had happened. It was a hard time - when you are towards the top it can be easy to play your football and win games, but when you're struggling it can be hard to turn things around.
"Now I feel I have more of a winning mindset - I want to win everything in training, for example, and that's hopefully a good thing. And when you play in front of 82,000, as I did when we faced Borussia Dortmund, you just want more experiences like it. I remember the wall of fans behind the Dortmund goal, a mass of yellow and black standing and jumping. When the referee blew the whistle I couldn't help just watching for a couple of seconds!"
