Tomas Rosicky has one main ambition at Arsenal this season
to stay fit.
The Czech midfielder believes if he can shake off the niggling
injuries that blighted his first campaign at Emirates Stadium then
he play a key role this term.
Rosicky made an emotional return to Sparta Prague this week for a
game he admitted he did not really want to play. Afterwards he
talked about the season ahead.
I just want to stay healthy, he said I feel that if I can stay
injury-free, then I can be an important player for Arsenal.
Last season, whenever I felt great, I got injured which was
difficult for me. Now I feel OK again and we know that we have to
score from midfield more.
It was great that Cesc and Alex scored again [against Sparta]. I
hope that next time I will be there as well, but the most important
thing was that we won and we now have one foot in the Champions
League.
It was a good result for us, but we are still not there. We have
to make the second step. They are very aggressive, and we will need
to do well again in the other leg. We have to stay focused.
Rosicky got the warmest of receptions at the Axa Arena when he was
substituted with 10 minutes to go. It ended a tough night for the
26-year-old.
It was really strange for me because I grew up there and Sparta
prepared me for my future career. I really did not want to play
against them.