Jorginho says Arsenal have a "special" group of players because there are no egos in the dressing room.
Gunners midfielder Jorginho faces his former club Chelsea this weekend in what is a crunch game for Arsenal in the race for the Premier League title. Jorginho has enjoyed a glorious career, winning the Euros with Italy and the Champions League with Chelsea, but says the Arsenal team share the common goal of winning trophies.
The former Blues star told Arsenal's website: "We are very, very close as a team. I can feel it is a special group because it’s a humble group of boys that all have their minds open to learn, to listen, to improve and to give opinions, too.
"So as long as we don’t put our individual ego in front of the team, this group can be special. I see it can be that way, and I hope the egos never take over. I hope the team always comes first, because then the enjoyment is way bigger than just being an individual.
"It’s down to everyone. Mainly from the players, from the individual, putting the team first. Then everyone else can help: the coach, the staff, the senior players, everyone can help. But the main thing is everyone needs to understand their own role and understand that the team comes first. Team spirit means exactly that - putting the team first.
That’s the main thing, because all the other things come together after that. The enjoyment, the laughs, the jokes and then when you win, you see everyone happy. You enjoy it more when that happens, because I’ve been at places where it was different.
"Then you can see that even when you win, some of the players aren’t happy, and that breaks a little bit of the magic. So once you sense that the team comes first, then the enjoyment is going to be way bigger."
Jorginho left Chelsea in January for a bargain £12million fee as Arsenal looked to strengthen their midfield, but it was also the third time that Mikel Arteta had tried to sign the former Italy star for the Gunners. He has been the older head in the squad and joining a London rival is not always a popular move with the fans. But Jorginho says he was immediately made to feel like part of the family.
Jorginho added: "The warm welcome from the fans as well was so important for me, because coming from Chelsea I was like, ‘OK, let’s see what’s going to happen here.’ I made the decision that I will be myself and hope they like me.
"As soon as I arrived, I could feel the warm welcome from the people in the training ground, from the fans on the streets, at the stadium, on social media. It made it so easy for me to feel integrated. It was really nice, and now I’m here, I try to help the new players have that same journey.
"The way the club is now, it’s amazing for the new players. I can’t pick just one or two people who helped me when I arrived because so many did. Once I arrived here, the whole Arsenal family welcomed me so well."