Wenger also confirmed that Arsenal are set to start contract negotiations with Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil. As always we have the transcript in full (via The Mirror). “Because I love where I am”, Wenger said. PSG are a good test for us.
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“He had a big knock on his face but recovered quite well”.
If Arsenal can achieve a similar result to that memorable game 22 years ago in this atmospheric ground – a game which the French sports newspaper L’Equipe described beforehand as a “night for men” – then Mustafi’s insistence his team have a battling spirit will not be disabused just yet.
“It’s work, the progression of that work in order to improve and today, for me, I am confident that with work, when I know all the players and the whole team, the championship, the Champions League, that we will do better”, he said. “My personal case is not at stake in that at all”.
Why Didn’t Wenger Join PSG In The Past? “I think it’s a club that has the qualities I love, and that’s why”.
“I’ve arrived at a club that want to keep on winning and to kick on to the next level”.
Mature Squad – Is It Better For Champions League?
“I was used to playing with my younger squads when you build a stadium because you don’t have the resources”, Wenger explained.
“We have to face the match in the same way that we would if Ibra was playing”. The squad is between 24 and 30, we have good combinations of physical strengths and experience.
“It’s important that we play our game and try to get the three points”.
Improvements Needed To Win Group Stage?
For the last 16 years in succession PSG’s opponents Arsenal have reached the second stage of the competition, only to suffer the frustration of defeat in the first knockout round for six seasons in a row.
“They will be continue to be the dominant team in France but they lost more than a player with Ibrahimovic”, Wenger told his club’s official website.
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PSG have made a stuttering start to their Ligue 1 campaign, but remain formidable at home and have only been beaten once at Parc des Princes since April past year. “It’s not very common – there was Sir Alex Ferguson – but we’d all like to be in a similar situation to Arsene Wenger”. Is he ready to start? “Now I have a team with more experienced players”. It appeared to me that a lot of the Gunners out there on the pitch nearly believed they only had to turn up to claim the points.
