The Gunners manager is all too aware of the danger posed by Barcelona's triple threat, but intends to find a way for his side to keep the Blaugrana blunted in the Champions League
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has heaped praise on Barcelona's attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, but insists he will try to find a way to stop the free-scoring trio.
The Gunners face the Blaugrana in the Champions League on Tuesday having won only one of their seven encounters with the Spanish side, and the French manager admits Barca's prolific trident are a joy to behold.
“It’s incredible camaraderie," Wenger told the press. "I believe that apart from the individual talent the three have, they have a good understand and cohesion. They have a great solidarity.
“I have seen that Cristiano Ronaldo said that Messi passed the ball to Suarez at a penalty last week because he wanted him to be the top goal-scorer.
“When you see someone like Messi, who could score his 300th goal, give the ball to Suarez when he had the opportunity to score goal 300 that means there’s really something in there."
Having swapped Camp Nou for the Emirates, Alexis Sanchez's departure made room for Luis Suarez at the head of Barca's attack in 2014. And while Sanchez has been key for Arsenal since his arrival, Wenger feels Suarez brings more than just goals to a team.
"Suarez is the kind of guy who manages to create that spirit in teams," he added. "He did it at Liverpool, he did it playing with Edinson Cavani and Diego Forlan for Uruguay and did it well.
“It looks like it is fun for them [MSN] to play together. But honestly, it is fun to play football, don’t forget that. They don’t look like they're playing under any pressure because they know at the moment it’s easy for them.”
Wenger famously tried to sign the Uruguayan back in 2013, only for Suarez to make the move to Camp Nou a year later. When asked if he has any regrets about missing out on the striker, the Arsenal boss pointed to time as the great healer.
“Not now. It happened to me before but not now,” he went on. “He’s a player there and we have to keep him quiet on Tuesday night.
“We have to analyse what we do and do it well and together. Individually all their players are difficult to stop. We have to find a way to do it collectively.”
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