Udinese: Its Honour to Challenge Arsenal.

Udine - Udinese sporting director, Fabrizio Larini asserted, a great honor for his team to meet Arsenal in the round of Champions League play-offs. Staring at this season, Udinese's dream break caste perform at the highest competition in the plain blue continent.

But before, they must first pass through obstacles subscriptions team Champions League, Arsenal. Not an easy task indeed, but at least Udinese could provide fierce resistance in the face Arsenal in the two leg that lasted 17 and 25 August.

Larini also emphasized, that the match Arsenal contra later is an appropriate means for his team to measure their strength, their own prior to trying out the famous haunted the Emirates Stadium.

Still remember how Arsenal beat Barcelona in last season's Champions League quarter-finals in the phase of the headquarters of his pride in action last season?

"We recognize the value they (Arsenal)," said the Italian Football Larini was quoted on Monday (08/08/2011). "They are the strongest team in the drawing (the play-offs). But we must termotivasti by the idea of ​​facing a prestigious team to measure ourselves at the Emirates Stadium, "continued the senior Udinese.

"It is an honor and a source of pride for us to face a team like Arsenal at the stadium Friulli," said Larini who can not wait to see the performance of Antonio Di Natale et al. acting in his own home.

No lag, Larini also try to give understanding to the Udinese supporters who demanded to immediately seek a replacement team management Alexis Sanchez and Gokhan Inler from Udinese who choose to leave, in order to anticipate their chances to qualify for the Champions League group later.

"We are working to strengthen the team. But long-term planning is not based on the two games. We must work rationally and not get stuck at this point, "due diligence.

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