Leeds boss Javi Gracia: We won't face Arsenal to make up numbers

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31 Mar 2023 • 12:11 AM MYT
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Leeds boss Javi Gracia has spoken to the press regarding his team taking on Arsenal on Saturday.

The Elland Road club take on the league leaders as they bid to keep their season on track.

Gracia knows that even in such a tough game, his side must aim to get points to try and move clear of the relegation zone.

He told reporters during a pre-match press conference: "We know we are playing against the team at the top of the table and it will be very demanding for us but to have the option to get a good result, the first step is to believe you can do it and the team believes.

"We have a very, very busy schedule in April but we prefer to put all our energy into the next game and try to prepare as well as possible for that game because if we don't, we won't have any chance.

"We will try to be at 100% in this game and then we have two days to prepare for the next."

"We know in this month we have to play many games and we have to keep or improve our level if we want to achieve our target.

"Arsenal are doing many things well - it is a team you can see the stats, against Bournemouth for example they had 80% possession. In other games at the Emirates, they have always had around 70% of possession.

"You have to be ready to defend more than attack - and then when you are attacking, try to be aggressive, clinical and take advantages of the chances you have but for sure you need to make very good defensive work, if you don't do that, you don't have any chances.

"If you analyze the squad they have, you can see international players in all the positions, high-quality players."