Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger expects his players to respond to the opening day defeat against West Ham with a season defining performance at Crystal Palace.
"Every defeat makes you a bit smaller, but it is our job to take it in perspective with 37 games to go," said Wenger.
"We have the history behind us from the second half of the campaign last year which shows we have the quality to always respond and to be consistent, so let's focus on our quality.
"Defeat is part of the season and of course that was not planned, but we know it is how we respond to these kind of things that will make our season."
Following Sunday's loss, Wenger once again was left facing questions over the direction of his side, both under the media spotlight and from Arsenal's own supporters.
"We have a big following and disappointed people are emotional, that is understandable and it hurts us as well to disappoint people who have a high level of expectation," he said on Friday.
"We have analysed what happened to us, but we don't have to go overboard with what happened. It is a defeat and it hurts, but that shouldn't take our belief in our potential away.
"A strong season is down to the way that you respond to disappointment so we will focus on our next game. We will prepare for that."