They will go to the attack from the beginning

Wenger: "The magic players of the Barça will force us to an effort"

Published:15/03/2016 - 20:38h

Updated:15/03/2016 - 21:19h

Arsene Wenger appeared in press conference before the party of Champions League in front of the FC Barcelona, where the Arsenal has to trace back a difficult 0-2 to be able to happen of round. The French has clear that his have to go out to attack

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It will not be an easy party the one who have Arsene Wenger next Wednesday in the Camp Nou. The trainer Frenchman, criticised by press and part of his own fans, plays it to him everything to the letter of the Champions League. A letter that, on the other hand, seems already marked in favour of the FC Barcelona after the zero to two harvested by the ones of Luis Enrique in the party of gone of the eighth contested in the Emirates. Wenger knows the difficulty of the company but does not give it everything by stray, for now.

"The Barça is in a very strong position and to the 90 percent is the favourite to happen but until have opportunities will try to take advantage of them to the maximum", affirmed the trainer "gunner". Arsene Knows that his will have to to do an almost perfect meeting in front of the English, so much in defence as in attack, a thing that have very clear.

"I think that the key for us will be a very solid defence but especially know that we have to attack. The well of this situation is that we have it clear, it is necessary to attack. We know that the magic players of the Barça will force us to a good effort in defence", had to well say the French technician that attributes to the bad luck the defeat of the party of gone in front of the Barcelona.

"Had bad luck in the gone, did us a goal in a contragolpe and another in a penalti. We do not have to do too many calculations, it is necessary to mark two or three goals. That is to say, that in this sense the attitude is clear and know that we have to assume this risk that is to try mark goals", commented. The party of the next Wednesday will be the number 200 for Wenger in European competition, something that expects was magic.

"Recently we have had a bad series, it is necessary to keep the firmness. We have won in any field of Europe except here and it would be necessary to try it morning .I think that the players are convinced to give a big answer", followed insisting.

Surrendered to the charms of Andrés Iniesta

Asked after the special that can be the party for the ex Barcelona Héctor Bellerín, Wenger said that "it proceeds of Barça, this is special and wine with us very young. Has good mentality and the Spanish players have a lot of credit. They are very valued, respect the principles of the game. I do not know how it transmits in Spain this but transmits it very well".

To the hour to analyse to the rival, the trainer of the British group wanted to ensalzar the figure of the captain and fuselage insignia of the FC Barcelona, Andrés Iniesta. "It is one of the best players that has had the Barça and in fact was in The Masia with Arteta and Arteta says that already in this period all those that were there said that if Iniesta does not succeed we do not have any possibility", said.

Finally, it wanted to defend his work in the Arsenal, where carries already 20 years and for the first time is strongly criticised and place in doubt by sectors of the fans. "I do not want to and I do not have doubts on my motivation in the club. I have built a bit the team and if we compare the club from the moment in that I arrived until today have advanced. And this without money, only money produced of the very done work. I am more motivated that the first day that arrived. But when you carry time in a place always ask it to you. I devote him more time to my club now that when I arrived", concluded.

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