Mauricio Pochettino insists his side will not be overawed
by Arsenal and has vowed to attack at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.
Earlier in the season they were beaten 2-0 by Arsenal at
the Emirates as Olivier Giroud scored twice to take all three points.
That defeat was the start of Southampton's slide down the
table, and their record against sides in the top half of the table is not
impressive.
They have only taken six points from a possible 27
against teams currently above them in the league, but Pochettino does not
intend to change his plan of attack.
The Argentine refused to discuss Daniel Pablo Osvaldo's
suspension for a training-ground incident, instead choosing to focus on the
task in hand.
"He (Osvaldo) is suspended and there's nothing more
to comment on that," he said. "We have to focus on tomorrow's game.
"Arsenal have a great structure and great
footballers, that's allowed them to be up there fighting for the title.
"We will try to win the game. One of our strengths
is that we believe we can win every game. We will attack."
Southampton - ninth in the Premier League - are unbeaten
in their last two league matches but have not beaten Arsenal since 2002.
Culled from Soccerway
