Gunners Hungry To Beat Odds Against Barcelona

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Concerns over the approach that Arsenal and Barcelona might adopt in their Champions League tie to lean towards safety might have been assuaged by the teams’ coaches before the match. Barcelona will not change their style in order to win because their present methods have already proven effective. Guardiola is confident that regardless of who plays in the team, the Spanish giants will have the means of stopping the Gunners.

Even though Iniesta will be their biggest casualty for the first game at the Emirates Stadium, Guardiola has many ready-made replacements. His only problem now would be who to pick from a fine selection of capable substitutes to fill the gap.

Arsene Wenger will never demand that his Arsenal players adopt pragmatism over a sense of adventure. Instead, the Frenchman seeks a perfect football style and wants his players to play to win. That would allow his players to show what they can do with the ball in an attacking sense with quality such as Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri, Bendtner, Eduardo and Arshavin. There is a doubt over the availability of Fabregas for the match. Wenger will be hoping the Catalonian midfielder can take his place in Arsenal and help his team face Barcelona. There are inextricable links between Arsenal and Barcelona but professional duty will be adhered to.

There will be two aging legends on both sides in the Gunners vs Barcelona live tv telecast match that will provide a poignant reminder of past glories between them. Thierry Henry will be receiving the most attention for being one of the greatest Arsenal players ever to have turned out for them. Henry is now plying his trade with Barcelona as he should finish his European career there. Then there is Sol Campbell who returned to the Gunners and now faces an ironic rematch against Barcelona whom he scored against in the 2006 Champions League final involving the clubs. Both players will go through an emotional moment during the match, but will have no illusions about their obligation to their teams.

Tagged with: Arsenal Players • Champions League • Emotional Moment • European Career • Fabregas • First Game • Frenchman • Gap • Guardiola • Gunners • League Tie • Live Tv • Midfielder • Poignant Reminder • Pragmatism • Professional Duty • Replacements • Sol Campbell • Team Face • Thierry Henry

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