We had a united, focused performance, especially defensively. I must say Dortmund put us under huge pressing. We had a lot of possession but it was a bit sterile possession in the first half because we could not create chances.
It was a question of being focused, intelligent and not
to make the first mistake, to wait for the moment where we could create
openings in their defence.
We did that. We had a difficult period at
start of second half. After we scored I felt we could have scored a
second goal and we were less under pressure. Overall it’s a huge win
here.
If you look at the results they have made at home in the Champions
League, not many teams have achieved that. Overall the whole team has
shown a huge solidarity to get through difficult moments of the game.
on Ramsey…
He just shows how difficult it is to have assessment on players because one year ago everyone said 'yes, but Ramsey cannot score goals.
He’s in box in the right positions, but he
can’t score'. This season he scores game after game. I was always
positive with him because when you watched the games again he was always
in situations where he could be dangerous.
This season he has gained
confidence and he has an unbelievable engine to go from box to box.
Confidence and his ability of course makes him a dangerous player.
on the orchestra v heavy metal...
We were light metal. We looked more stable defensively because we have experience in midfield not to lose the ball in stupid positions.
Dortmund are
especially dangerous when you lose the ball - to counter that, you need
maturity. If you have a very young team tonight you would be overrun and
lose that game by a high score. We look more stable defensively.
on where this game ranks Arsenal in Europe…
I don't know, we won against a very good team tonight. I have a lot of respect for Dortmund because they are a very good side.
Unfortunately
this group is a very strong group, and one of the big teams will have to
pay a heavy price. I hope it will not be us, but of course this is a
huge result.
Arsenal, Daily Mail
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