Arsene Wenger rejected claims the Arsenal board failed to back him in the transfer market and indicated he is only interested in signing "exceptional" players in January.
Alisher Usmanov, the club's second-largest shareholder, claimed Wenger, should have been given more finance for new signings after Robin van Persie became the latest high-profile player to leave the Gunners in the last transfer window.
Yet after recovering from the humiliating League Cup quarter-final defeat to League Two side Bradford by beating Reading 5-2 on Monday, Wenger reiterated his belief that Arsenal's current crop of players are good enough to have a successful season.
"What is important is this team develops in the way we want to play," Wenger, whose side travel to Wigan today, said.
"I saw some interesting aspects at Reading. Let's see how far this team can go. If we can add one or two exceptional players, we will do it.
"What we do not want to do is add players just because people put us under pressure to buy players. That is where we have to be strong enough. If we find a player who will give us something special, we will do it - but in January that will not be easy.