Wenger insists that a top-four finish is a minimum requirement for the Gunners this season.
Arsenal are currently 12 points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City.
“Of course at the moment we are far from Manchester City – 12 points – so today we have to get back to a shorter distance before we can say we will fight for the title,” said Wenger.
“What is important for us is to first get back in a fighting position closer to the top.
“Who would write off the title after nine games? People who do that have nothing to do in this job if you don’t believe that you have a chance.
“But we have to be realistic at the moment; we are not in contention for that.
“However there are only nine games played so what is important is to fight, to get in there.
“No team has won the championship after nine games. It is impossible, no matter how much you know football, to predict who will win the league after nine games.”
