Freddie Ljungberg Quotes (8 Quotes)

We're not big-headed, but when you play for Arsenal, every time you enter a competition you are trying to win it, and that's what we hope to do.

We know the situation we're in and the gap there is now. We're 10 points behind Liverpool and it will be very hard for us to make that up. We do have Liverpool and Spurs at home still, so hopefully we can make the gap smaller but we know how tough it will be now.

I'm hoping that they will be a bit more offensive and that they will probably give up more space, and we can go at them. I'm looking forward to it. It's a good result that we have. Not fantastic, but good.

When you play against a Spanish team, especially Madrid, it is quite an open game. There was time and space to play. They are very good going forward but because they go forward a lot, they open up at the back.

Vieira was a great player, very physical and helped us in the middle of the park, but we've been working hard on this aspect of the game. We've filled in with young players who have done well but everyone needs time to grow, develop and learn. I've been here for a while and know that the physical side of the Premiership is a big part of it.

We have been a lot more compact. With three in the middle we can cover the centre-backs and it has worked well in Europe.

I'm hoping they will be a bit more offensive and that will give us more space and we can go at them. It's still an open match, but I think we have the upper hand.

It's Thierry's own decision, no one else's. We're going to a new stadium next year so that will definitely help for him to stay.