Source: Team_Talk
Thomas not doubting Arsenal progress
The Gunners trail the Portuguese champions after a shambolic first leg in Estadio do Dragao, when two errors from goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski gifted Porto the win.[LNB]Arsenal got back to winning ways with a 2-0 triumph over Sunderland on home soil in the Premier League on Saturday.[LNB]Arsene Wenger's side have two more league games before the match against Porto at the Emirates Stadium, and Vermaelen hopes to witness the same fighting spirit that has seen the Gunners bounce back from successive defeats to Manchester United and Chelsea.[LNB]"We need that spirit again in the home match," he said in the Sunday Mirror.[LNB]"We have proved it before and now we have to do it again. We have to win the home game and I am confident we will go through.[LNB]"I think that we have the quality to do that."[LNB]Vermaelen was grateful for the away goal, scored by Sol Campbell, which could prove vital come the final whistle on 9th March.[LNB]"That could be important and the tie is not over yet. Not at all," he added.[LNB]The Belgian centre-back also refused to single out goalkeeper Fabianski as the one to blame for the first leg reverse.[LNB]"I thought the first goal was a cross that turned into a shot," he remarked.[LNB]"But it was not only him. You lose with 11 or you win with 11. That is how it is with us.[LNB]"In Porto we did not perform as a team. Now we have made it difficult for ourselves because we did not play well and we gave stupid goals away."[LNB][LNB] Arsenal vs Porto. Click here to bet.
