Gian Piero Gasperini does not fear Arsenal and sets Atalanta’s target
The words of Gian Piero Gasperini
These are the words of Gian Piero Gasperini, in a press conference, ahead of the debut in the new Champions League against Mikel Arteta's Arsenal. Kickoff Thursday, Sept. 19 at 9 p.m. at the Gewiss Stadium.
"We have been playing in Europe for six or seven years, having had this continuity has made us grow and by now it is part of our journey to measure ourselves against opponents of this level. The Champions è a much more difficult tournament than the Europa League, which we won. We should not think we are on a par with these top formations, but in matches like tomorrow's we have always played for one result and we count on doing so against Arsenal'as well,&#quot; began the Nerazzurri coach.
"The goal è to try to stay in the competition. It is difficult to get into the top eight, so we will try to be between ninth and 24th. We will have to try to take points in every single game. We don't know the exact quota to get through, forò we can say that this new formula will provide a lot of entertainment. Perhaps it will travel point by point or be decided by goal difference. The only thing certain è that we will have to try to limit defeats as much as possible" continued the orobic coach.
"We already have an idea of how to face Arsenal and we hope that it will be a good one. In competitions like this; you have to have different solutions and be able to adapt to different situations. There have been a lot of arrivals this summer and so we are still an open building site. We will try to gradually insert the new players" concluded Gian Piero Gasperini.
