Arsene Wenger Interview
About Stats : No team has turned around a two-goal deficit in the away leg of a Champions League tie
"The
statistics don’t matter," he said. "They are against us. The result
from the first leg is against us, we’re conscious of that.
"But no matter how big the percentage is, we are
going to give absolutely everything to make the stats lie. That’s our desire
and that’s our belief we can do it."
About Olivier Giroud
"He
owes a great performance for himself as all the greatest strikers want to do as
well as possible on the pitch,"
"He
missed a few opportunities in the first leg but what striker doesn't miss an
opportunity?
"I
really think he is at the international level. I believe this. He has the right
mental level. We have to trust the people who play at this kind of level.
"We
will need to be really creative up front in order to create some
opportunities,"
"We
had a lot of chances in the first leg actually, more than people said. It is
true that Giroud didn't manage to convert. But now he is in better condition.
He got over the disappointment of the first leg and will do everything to be at
the top level."
About his comeback to Monaco
"For
me, it is very special moment,"
"I
was a young coach here at Monaco… I have a lot of respect for Monaco and I want
to thank the whole club."
"Tomorrow will be a Champions League game, and the
experience I have gained can help me to make the right decision," he
added. "I am able to separate the emotion of coming back and the
importance of the game. I am here for work and my job is for my club to
win."
About France
"It is a bit of a concern if it rains a
bit but I just went up there and it’s good, very good," he said.
"When
it rains in the south of France, it rains, it doesn’t drizzle. They had to
postpone a game recently against Montpellier because of the game but apparently
the conditions will not be bad on the rain front."
"The
French level is very good," he said. "I always had the highest
respect for the French league, because when we play against a French team we
always have a mountain to climb as they are physically ready, well organised
and I think in France they are up for Europe as well, very focused on it.”
"It is always very difficult to play against
French teams. Having said that, our record with Arsenal in France is absolutely
outstanding. We have always done well here."
About the Opportunities
"Ideally
you want always to score early goals,"
"but
I believe you just have to play with full power, not forget your organisation
and structure in the team and the goals come when they come. We must focus on
the quality of your game on both sides, defensively and offensively. Nobody can
predict when the goals will come.”
"You
can expect us to show a different side to our game. We totally missed the first
leg against Monaco, which was surprising. We did not play well, but sometimes
in life if you miss a chance you do not have a second chance, We do, so we will
play it fully."
"The
desire is there, the belief is there,"
"Football
is not predictable but I can predict the desire and belief will be there to do
well. We play in the Champions League last 16, we have experience and we know
that anything can happen. As long as we believe we can do it, I am confident we
will."
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