Arsenal FC need to add steel to their style

[Folami David]

Style-conscious Arsenal may know only one way to play but manager Arsene Wenger has called on his side to show some added steel when they play Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 encounter on Tuesday.
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The London side are renowned for their slick passing and movement off the ball but with Bayern running wild at the top of the Bundesliga, Wenger knows playing their way through the Germans' defence will be far from easy.
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"It is vital to keep a clean sheet," Wenger told a pre- match press conference on Monday.
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"0-0 is not a disaster at home but of course we will try to score goals.
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"We must focus on our own quality and we have to put into our heads that we have 180 minutes to qualify.
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"We have a way to play that everyone in the team knows. We must play with a positive mentality.
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"We know what is important; it's not what people (say), it's what we do on the pitch."
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Arsenal go into Tuesday's game with their confidence dented by a weekend FA Cup defeat at home by Blackburn.
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But in an up and down season, the Gunners have often reserved some of their best performances for Europe and midfielder Jack Wilshere is confident they can regain their best form at the right time.
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"It's not ideal to go into a game like that after the loss (against Blackburn) but we have to show our character now," the England midfielder said.