Consistency and the ability to win games even when you are not at your best are the hallmarks of trophy-winning teams.
Arsenal have won three English Premier League games in a row, but they will count for nothing if they do not continue their good run when they host Newcastle United, smarting from an unfortunate 4-3 defeat to Manchester United, at the Emirates.
Arsenal currently lie five points behind a rampant Chelsea team in third. The Gunners are also three points behind Tottenham, Everton and West Brom, but having played a game less owing to their Boxing Day clash with West Ham being postponed.
"It is down to consistency," Wenger told the club's official website. "Christmas showed us that Chelsea and Manchester City are not out of reach. The team that is consistent with their results will get there.
"They (Manchester United) don't look out of reach if you look at the way the games go. But again they manage to win at home in the last minute.
"They have the quality to score goals but they do concede so it is open. But at the moment they are the most consistent."
There are still several chinks in the Gunners armory, cracks that need to be filled out if they are to sustain their current form.
At the moment it is way too easy to stop Arsenal from playing. The opponents know if you can shackle Santi Cazorla and Jack Wilshere, you basically stop Arsenal from creating chances.
Wenger's current side is obviously not as good at keeping the ball as the team's of the past. Against Wigan, for instance, the Gunners looked their most dangerous when they spread the ball out wide, particularly to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on the right.
Arsenal have looked their most potent when they have played quick crosses into the box. Four of their five goals against Reading was the result of good crosses. Against Wigan, when they did create any chance, it came from wide.
That is because the teams that play against Arsenal encourage them to use their width, while staying compact and rarely allowing any of those incisive through balls to go through. If Arsenal can get more balls out wide, they will naturally create more opportunities, not from just that position, but centrally as well.
"It was an important three points because they (Wigan) came into the game on the back of an important win at Reading," Wenger said. For us to have two away wins just before playing at home over Christmas was vital.
"We were less impressive than we had been at Reading going forward but we were well organised and disciplined. So (it was good) to get the three points with this type of performance.
"We have built a team who showed fantastic promise at the start but have stuttered a little bit. Now there is a block of unity and understanding. They know the way to play. That can give us the consistency between January and May."
Team News and injuries: Arsenal have no real worries in the injury department, with only Abou Diaby, Lukasz Fabianski and Andre Santos missing the Newcastle game. Diaby and Santos are expected to return to training next week.
Olivier Giroud and Tomas Rosicky will return to the squad after missing the Wigan game due to illness.
Newcastle will welcome back Cheick Tiote after the midfielder missed the United game through suspension. Hatem Ben Arfa, Yohan Cabaye and Steven Taylor are ruled out along with Vurnon Anita, who picked up an injury on Boxing Day, and Jonas Guttierez, while Mike Williamson is suspended.
Expected lineups: Arsenal: Szczesny; Gibbs, Vermaelen, Mertescaker, Sagna; Arteta, Wilshere; Cazorla, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Podolski; Walcott.
Newcastle: Krul; Simpson, Tavernier, Coliccini, Santon; Tiote, Perch, Marveaux, Bigirimana, Cisse; Ba.
Prediction: 2-1 to Arsenal
