We’ll play Arsenal our way says Monaco coach

rMonaco coach Leonardo Jardim has warned
Arsenal ahead of their Champions League
last 16 first leg on Wednesday that the
French side with the mean defence will be
tough to break down.
“We’ll play it
solid and stop
Arsenal’s
midfield and
attackers from
finding a way
through,” The
Portuguese
coach promised
on the eve of the
match.
Monaco may be
finding it difficult
to find goals
after the departure of James Rodriguez and
Radamel Falcao last summer, but they
currently have the tightest defence in Ligue
1, with just 19 goals conceded in 25
matches.
“We will be organised and ambitious. Our
way is to seek solutions but we will play it
our way, solid defensively and focussed on
teamwork,” he said.
“We won’t go out there as favourites but we
go out there in optimistic mood with hope of
a good match and getting through to the
next round,” he added.
After a slow start to the Ligue 1 season
Monaco went on a run of form that has lifted
them to fourth, and they won their
qualifying group ahead of Bayer Leverkusen,
Zenit St Petersburg and Benfica, conceding
only one goal.