Arsenals Renee Slegers on Pitch concerns: “Easier on a golf course than stones;

Arsenal boss Renee Slegers said that playing her quarter -final against Real Madrid in the Emirates stage played the qualification opportunities of her team on a golf course as a “easier (play)) than on a golf course as a” easier (play)) than on rocks. “

Slegers’ remarks relate to the much criticized positioning conditions during the first leg of the tie in Madrid, where heavy rain was strongly confused the surface of Estadio Alfredo di Stefano. The former Arsenal striker and expert Ian Wright described a “shame” on Instagram when the North London team stumbled into a 2-0 defeat.

“We have a playing style in which we want to be a lot on the ball where we want to move the ball … passes, and of course it will be easier on a golf course and on rocks,” Slegers told a press conference on Tuesday.

“But we have to deal with any circumstances and if the competitive rules say that this field is clearly to play, we have to play on it and we have to deal with it. But yes, of course we like good parking spaces. I think every team does it.”

“I think together with the fans, if we are in the best form, we can create something magical and they give ourselves this additional advantage. So we really thrive over the Emirates, so that everything can occur for us, but then it is still about ourselves what we bring to the game tomorrow,” she added.

The Champions League is the only realistic chance of Arsenal to win a realistic opportunity this season after the outputs of both domestic cup competitions. While they are second in the Super League of women, they play eight points with five games with five games.

The team in North London recovered from their disappointment in Madrid with a comprehensive 4-0 win against Liverpool on Saturday. They were the first team in WSL history to score at least four goals in six consecutive home games.

You will search for similar home comfort on Wednesday.

“It is the biggest week we had in terms of stay or the greatest month that we had competitions and knockout competitions. The game is no different,” said Captain Leah Williamson.

“I think the work we have done can see a direction we go to, and we have to make results and always count as a football club. So the focus never shifts, but we can’t think about such things. We only concentrate on the task in our hands and the next game. And we always try to obviously obviously win.”