On his
team's performance...
"I have big
respect for Milan, but my team deserves a lot of credit - having
come here and beaten a team like them. We have given the
performance we wanted. We played with organisation and never
dropped off. We did not give them time and went forward every time
we could. We played with authority, maturity, talent and
intelligence.
"We have knocked out the holders. This team is very young, but
we have won at Bernabeu and San Siro, so you need some quality to
do that. On the day we were better than Milan, but maybe we play
against them on Friday and it will be different."
On a
growing belief within the
camp...
"Sometimes as manager, you feel
there is something in the team and you know that for them to get a
step higher up they have to deliver in a big game like tonight. I
hope this will strengthen the belief in the team.
"The players grow. I feel tonight they deserve a lot of credit,
because our confidence level in the camp has dropped a bit. We have
not been in the most positive environment recently, from the media.
I like the fact the team finds the mental strength to play without
restriction."
On
Arsenal's mental strength...
"The
players grow. I feel they deserve a lot of credit, because our
confidence level in the camp has dropped a bit. We have not been in
the most positive environment recently, from the media. But I like
the fact the team finds the mental strength to play without
restriction.
"Now we have to keep a good balance between belief and humility
- that is a very important quality as well because it allows a team
to be consistent."
On
Arsenal's chances of winning the Champions
League...
"The competition is very hard
now. It is a cup competition, and you have to take it like that. We
will go for it - we are in the quarter-final, so why should we not
believe we can do it.
"The growing process of a team is a bit like a wave, it goes up
suddenly, then down with a few bad results, then it goes up high
again.
"This game was of huge significance for my team because in between
they did not deliver a convincing result. "Subconsciously for the
team, it was very important to see how good they are."