Arsenal will face off against German giants Bayern Munich on Wednesday at the Allianz Arena in the UEFA Champions League, a very tough place for visiting teams to win at. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger realises that fact and admitted he would take a draw right now.
I would sign today to take a point but to sit off Bayern. But with their offensive quality, that would be difficult to maintain for 90 minutes.
The Frenchman will likely look to use the same ruthless counter-attacking tactics in Munich that he did in the reverse fixture. It was the first time that fans and pundits have seen Arsenal play that pragmatically in a very long time.
In seasons past, Arsenal has managed good results in Munich, including the 3-1 and a 2-0 wins, each in the round of 16 of the Champions League. The manager knows he has the pieces in place to get another win against Pep Guardiola’s superstars.
We have to relieve the pressure whenever we can and try to score goals. That is the structure of our team, to attack.
The goal for the Gunners will be to get points after losing their first two group stage matches against Olympiacos and Dinamo Zagreb, so they are desperate for points in order to qualify for the knockout rounds.
If we set out our players only to defend then I don’t think we’ll be so efficient. We have to play every time we can.
Arsene Wenger has no intentions of parking the bus on Wednesday night. Instead, he will go out to prove that Arsenal can stand up and beat the biggest teams in the world. The north London side are typically not the type to absorb pressure, as they have proven by being caught out of position many times in prior matches.
