Timber: Arsenal and Bayern both like to put pressure on their opponents. We must stand up in Gabe’s absence.

At 4:00 in the morning on November 27, in the fifth round of the UEFA Champions League, Arsenal will face Bayern at home. Before the game, Arsenal defender Timber attended the press conference. He talked about some of the team's current situation.

About last weekend's win

- Yeah, especially our performance, I really enjoyed the whole night and the atmosphere in the whole stadium was really good.

Is this your best state?

- I don't know, I'm just trying to get better every game. I think that’s down to the coach, he wants us to motivate each other.

About the game against Bayern

- There is no doubt that it is very important, even if it is not played in these places. Bayern are a big club and this will be a tough game as both teams love to put pressure on their opponents.

Guess who said this: "He is the best full-back in the league right now"

- my mother? (Actually Gary Neville)

Regarding the manager

- I think Arteta leads by example. He likes to win, but the next day he's focused on the next game and that's exactly what happened with us. He does a great job of that and being able to focus on the next game. The head coach has single-handedly created the current team atmosphere.

The accolades received

on how to contain Kane and the defense - it certainly wasn't easy. I think that’s also due to the clean sheets we kept.

About what you say about yourself gaining too much muscle

- You hit the gym a lot after an injury. I think about my upper body, and my upper body muscles are growing fast. There are some great coaches here, and I realized that after tearing my ACL.

About the changes in Arsenal's full-back position

- To be honest, when I was at Ajax, they already made me think differently. After coming here, this transformation has reached another level.

On Gabriel's absence and Arteta saying other players need to step up

- Yes, I think we have to do that and the manager is right. Gabriel's leadership is critical for us and as the defenders of this team, we have to step up and take on more responsibility.

On Attitude

- Sunday's game was unbelievable, but for me there are a lot of things we can do better.

source:7m cn sport