Wenger: Forget Blues and focus

The Premier League leaders travel to Emirates Stadium this weekend.The Blues, eight points clear of the Gunners having played a game more, have been boosted by the return of England midfielder Frank Lampard following a thigh injury.They can also call on the likes of England captain John Terry, midfield enforcer Michael Essien and strike pair Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka, who was at Arsenal as a teenager.But Wenger believes it will be all about how his own young squad step up to the challenge on Sunday."You know they are a good side and to beat them you have to deliver a good performance," the Arsenal manager said."It is more important we focus on what we do than any strength or weakness of Chelsea."They are a strong side and have a good manager in Carlo Ancelotti, but I believe despite all that, we can still beat them."Let us expect them to be strong on the day, and then let us be stronger."Wenger fully expects his men to deliver, their confidence boosted by beating Standard Liege following last weekend's lacklustre defeat at Sunderland."Everyone will look at the game to rate our potential and I have no worries about that," he said. "We are ready for the game, are well focused, prepared and the confidence is good."We just want to focus on the game like we want to play it."It is a big test, yes, but that is what you want, to play these teams."There is a period for any team to come out and show its strengths. For my team, this moment has come."We are not a team that has to be considered to be young any more."I think we have the strengths and we can show on Sunday that we are strong enough to compete."Wenger is already without the services of Holland forward Robin van Persie and left-back Kieran Gibbs, who is set for three months on the sidelines following surgery on a fractured metatarsal.And centre-half William Gallas faces a race against time to be fit to face his old club following an eye injury sustained in a clash of heads with team-mate Andrey Arshavin during the win over Standard Liege.Meanwhile, Arsenal are dedicating the Chelsea match to the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.Players and some staff will donate a day's wages as the club aim to hit their £500,000 target for the season.Wenger said: "With football we are in our own passion. Sometimes you are tempted to be selfish and forget a bit about the rest of the world."Charity brings us down to earth and back to real life."

Source: Team_Talk