Arsenal take on Sporting CP tomorrow night looking to bounce back after a poor run
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta wants to see “no fear and pure fire” from both his players and the fans during tomorrow night’s Champions League clash with Sporting CP.
The Gunners are in the midst of a late-season wobble that threatens to derail their aspirations with Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at home to Bournemouth their third loss in four games with the only success over that period coming in the first leg of their quarter-final tie against the Lisbon club last week.
It is a huge week for Arsenal with the game against Sporting followed by a crunch Premier League clash at Manchester City on Sunday.
Asked what he wanted to see from the Emirates crowd tomorrow night, Arteta paused and then said: “No fear, pure fire. That’s it.
“Pure fire is what I want to see from the players on the pitch [as well]. Go for it, because the opportunity is unbelievable.
“Let’s confront it and go for it, putting absolutely everything into it.”
He backed that up by adding: “I am on fire. That’s it. Nothing else. I am so driven.
“I have done so much to be in this position because I know what this club is worth.
“Now, this is beauty. I just see beauty and opportunity. I want to get it done for all the people who have been on this journey with us, because they deserve it. They have been unbelievable.
“Now there is zero fear. It’s purpose, fire, and conviction that we’re going to do it.”
Arsenal are ‘doing something incredible’ – Arteta
Arsenal have never won the Champions League and have not claimed the Premier League title since 2003 and Arteta was eager to reinforce the message that the team are performing well despite the recent setbacks.
“We are trying to do something that has not been done in the history of the club so that shows you the difficulty,” he said. “We value a lot where we are. We are competing to win the Premier League, and we are in a really strong position without having won it for 23 years.
“The team is doing something incredible because it [winning the Champions League] has never been done before.”
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