The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina-c2856 international played for the Bavarian giants for almost a decade and believes that English side cannot be considered a top European club anymore
Former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hamburger-SV-c39485, Bayern Munich and Juventus FC midfielder Hasan Salihamidzic has stressed that English Premier League side Arsenal FC are no longer a big team. He said this after the Bundesliga giants were drawn against them
in the first round of the UEFA Champions League.
Arsene Wenger’s men qualified for the round of 16 of the competition, but they have been handed a tough draw to face last year’s runner-up. The Gunners also trail Premier League leaders’ Manchester United by 12 points and are not
expected to mount a title challenge this term as well.
On the other hand, Der FCB are nine points clear in the Bundesliga table and are as a result, the favourites to reach the last eight in Europe’s Premier cup competition. However, despite the Bavarian giants’ top form in all competitions,
the retired player is aware of the fact that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 will trouble his former club when the two sides meet.
The 35-year-old claimed that the clash is highly anticipated and the players are looking forward to it. He further added that Arsenal are not that strong anymore, and faced a number of problems in the current campaign.
"[The draw] is a top quality encounter footballers live for. However, it needs to be said that Arsenal aren't among the top clubs anymore. They have too many problems this season," the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfL-Wolfsburg-c40881 player was quoted as
saying in an interview.
"Bayern are favourites clearly favourites in this match. But they have to be careful: it's always difficult to win in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749,” the right winger mused.
"Arsenal don't play typically British but rather a well-groomed combination football,” he finally concluded.
Hasan stated that Die Roten have a more competitive team and will most probably go further in the competition in place of the Gunners. Nevertheless, the German team should be cautious as it is very difficult to get a good result
in London. The midfielder made over 200 league appearances for Bayern.
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