Don’t celebrate yet, injured Yobo tells Arsenal
SUPER Eagles Captain, Joseph Yobo has warned Arsenal that tonight’s UEFA Champions League second leg qualifying tie at the Emirates stadium won’t be a walk in the park tie.
Arsenal won the first leg 3-0 last week in Istanbul and are bookmakers favourites to advance to the group stage of the money-spinning biggest club competition in the world.
Yobo, however, thinks the Gunners can be paid back in their own coins tonight in London.
“Never say never in football. The tie won’t be as easy as people are thinking it will be. Yes, we lost the first leg 3-0 at home, but who says we cannot score three or four goals without reply in London,’’ argues Yobo, who will miss the tie due to injury.
“I am out of the game because of a minor injury, but we have quality players, who can hold their own anywhere in the world. Don’t be surprised if Fenerbahce qualifies for the group stage of the competition,’’ Yobo added.
He believes scoring early will put the Gunners under a lot of pressure, adding, “if that happens, I believe we will triumph at the end of the game. Fenerbahce are a big club with lots of international players and I am confident we can deliver when the occasion is big like it will be tonight in London.’’
Yobo has been a consistent performer for Fenerbahce since his switch from Everton three years ago and was one of their top performers last season, especially in the UEFA Europa League.
This season, he has also been a regular starter an penultimate weekend, scoring his first goal of the season for the club from his central defence position.
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