Friday, 24th October, 2014
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet feels fully prepared for how Arsenal will line up against his side at the Stadium of Light tomorrow and has called on his men to follow Anderlecht's example, without the two-minute lapse in concentration.
Anderlecht led Arsenal in a Champions League clash in Brussels on Wednesday, with a 1-0 scoreline heading into the final two minutes of the match.
However, a quickfire double from the Gunners turned the game on its head and handed Arsenal the Champions League points.
Poyet, whose side were demolished by Southampton last weekend, losing 8-0 to Southampton, is encouraged by the Belgians' success, but knows his men must get the basics right first on Saturday.
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"I want to go back to basics", he told his club's site.
"I want to see the team performing and defending in a certain way, being on their game, being difficult to beat and taking advantage of the opposition’s weaknesses.
"This week the idea was to analyse the last game and focus on Arsenal because it is a difficult game and it has been a few years since we beat them at home in the league.
"Arsenal still have a certain style and they will move the ball well so you cannot relax, just ask Anderlecht – 88 minutes of nearly perfection, fight and desire but then one or two players go to sleep and two minutes later you have lost the game.
"The idea is to play the game under certain concentration levels and be very good on the ball, making sure we make it very difficult for them and not as easy as last weekend", Poyet added.
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