Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere says Gunners will attack against Barcelona
Arsenal midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jack-Wilshere-c17463 has insisted that the Gunners will retain their attacking style of play against Barcelona at Nou Camp on Tuesday.
Arsenal’s young midfield prodigy claimed that his side will not approach the game defensively and will not even aim for a draw.
He said, “We do not want to go to Barcelona looking for a draw. It will be an open game and we will create chances. We are looking to score and then see what happens. We have shown we have the character to come back from a goal down against the best team
in the world and are going there with a massive amount of confidence.”
Arsenal are set to face Barcelona to play the second leg of the UEFA Champions League knockout round fixture at Nou Camp on Tuesday.
Jack Wilshere was the Man of the Match in Arsenal’s historic win over Barcelona, which was also Gunners’ first victory against the Catalans in six attempts. The Gunners have a one-goal advantage ahead of their visit to Nou Camp as they won the first leg
by two goals to one at Emirates.
Wilshere believes that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 at Nou Camp. The 19-year-old wants to repeat his same extraordinary performance against the Catalans which earned him the Man of the Match award
in the first leg.
He said, “We know we can beat Barcelona. We did that at the Emirates. Beat them again and we know we have a good chance of winning the tournament. We will go there with confidence but realise we have to defend well and hit them on the counter-attack. If
we get a goal, they will have to come at us. We can win there.”
The English midfielder claimed that Barcelona are not invincible and hopes to exploit their weakness at Nou Camp. Wilshere hailed his team performance against Pep Guardiola’s men and wants them to repeat the same stint at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011.
Wilshere was initially doubtful for the Barcelona clash after it was confirmed by Arsene Wenger that the midfielder sustained a few knocks against Sunderland on Saturday. However, he has been declared fit for the trip to Nou Camp by Arsenal medical team.
Moreover, Gunners’ skipper Cesc Fabregas was also doubtful for the visit to his boyhood club after he pulled his hamstring against Stoke City recently. However, it was earlier confirmed that the Spaniard has a huge chance of playing against Barca and Wilshere
feels Fabregas’ inclusion in the squad has boosted their chances.
Arsenal will welcome back their veteran right-back http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Theo-Walcott-c34873 (ankle).
Arsenal have never won UEFA Champions League and a win over Barcelona at Nou Camp will make them favourites to land their first ever European cup.
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