"Arsenal have a great squad of players, but so do we," AC Milan defender Thiago Silva on Champions League Game with Arsenal

By Anna Italia
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        AC Milan - Arsenal 
   Wednesday 15 February 2012, San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy, Champions League Round of 16

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Undoubtedly, one of the best defenders nowadays is AC Milan Brazilian defender Thiago Silva.  The challenge for Milan is to not concede goals and score, period.  I like the optimism from Thiago Silva although admitting the quality of Arsenal , also sounds confident about Milan's quality too.  Here are the declarations from Thiago Silva during the press conference on Tuesday 14 February at the Centro Sportivo Milanello for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match against Arsenal to be played on Wednesday 15 February in San Siro stadium.

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THIAGO SILVA: "The three points won against Udinese were very important for our league campaign, we played a very good second half. We hadn't played well in the first half, we made too many mistakes. In this game against Arsenal we have to make as few mistakes as possible. We play 180 minutes, if we get it wrong at home then we are out and so we have to stay really focussed. Arsenal are a great team and we have to watch everyone not just Van Persie. We have to watch all the players because they are all quality. When you play against the bigger teams it always lifts your game and this match will be a top level match. Hopefully we can play our game and do well in defence even when we have possession of the ball in attack. This is something we need to work on and we have been in training. Henry? He has done so much, not just with Arsenal but also with France. He is a great player and we'll have to keep a close eye on him. If he gets the space he will score."
 
On Arsenal Forward Van Persie:

: “Van Persie? I don’t know if I’ll stop him, we’ll see Tomorrow. We need to enter the match with a focused frame of mind and the future will tell us what happens. Arsenal have a great squad of players, but so do we. It will be a great spectacle for the public, we hope to do well tomorrow also so that we can ease the pressure on ourselves for the second leg, but we know either Van Persie or Henry could decide the match in one moment.

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On AC Milan forward Alexandre Pato

Pato? He’s a great player and a great guy, he’s working well and we hope to see him back as soon as possible at his top level. If he recovers in time, he could play tomorrow. He’s still young but I consider him one of the leaders of the squad, here we have many leaders.”

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AC Milan coach Massiiliano Allegri and AC Milan defender Thiago Silva during the press conference.

Click the video to watch the declarations from AC Milan defender Thiago Silva on Tuesday 14 February 2012, Press Conference at Centro Sportivo Milanello ahead of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 First Leg, AC Milan v Arsenal on Wednesday 15 February 2012 in San Siro Stadium.






UEFA Champions League Round of 16
First Leg
 
AC Milan - Arsenal
Wednesday 15 February 2012
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:45

Referee: Viktor Kassai
Assistants:  Gabor Eros and Gyorgy Ring, Istvan Vad and Mihaly Fabian. Fourth official is  Tamas Bognar.



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