Arsenal leader Mikel Artete praised the opponents of the Champions League club opponent PSV Eindhoven, warning that his side “will be ready” for the knockout tie.
The rifles automatically qualified for the 16th round by finishing in third place in phase of the inaugural leagueFive points and 11 places better than PSV. Outfit Peter Bosz won the Liverpool on the continent this season and surprisingly canceled her first leg deficit to drop Juventus out of the play-off.
Arththa quickly emphasized the forces of the Dutch side. “We played against them, they are a really good team,” he told the media assembling shortly after The draw was made on Friday. “We have experienced and it will be really hard. We know what we are facing. When you are at this stage, every team is really, really good.”
However, the Arsenal chief concluded, “When the time comes, we will be ready for it.”
Outfit North London was attracted to the PSV group stage of last year’s Champions League. The strongly turned side was held to draw 1-1 in Eindhoven after the qualification in the knockout circle was already secured. When two sides faced the Emirates in September 2023, with all to play at the beginning of the group stage, Arsenal moved to a 4-0 victory.
Bukayo Saka ran into the initial goal of that pleasant victory, but currently the knee injury side. Gabriel Martinelli also descends aside with his own muscle question. Recent reports He suggested that both wings would not be available until April, and every leg was missed by the last-16 tie scheduled for 4-5 and 11-12 March.
Arteta insisted that he wasn’t sure if any player would appear in this circle of competition, explaining, “They are making really good. Gabby is a little ahead of Bukayo, but we’ll have to see how the boys feel and what we are ready for it.”
After shooting him at the Emirates, PSV manager Peter Bosz admitted that he and his coaching staff had poured the video and the ties and changed their access to forward. “I learned a lot from Arsenal,” Bosz said Athletic Later that year.
“Me and my coaches have studied them. What do we do to us? The answer is that they are extraordinary in the opposition frame, but also their own. They get a lot of players behind the ball as soon Seven, and then the distances are higher.
“We showed players and, in the games after that, we started doing it with ten or 11 like Arsenal, staying compact in the attack and defense.”
Employing ArtetaDefense tactics, PSV has won the Dutch title of Dutch season, although they are currently looking for Ajax in this season.
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