Alex Oxlade –Chamberlain: playing against AC Milan was a dream come true

Alex Oxlade –Chamberlain: playing against AC Milan was a dream come true

Arsenal’s booming star, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain told arsenal.com about his amazing experience of playing against the Italian giants, AC Milan, at the Emirates Stadium on 6th March.

The 18-year-old Gunner, who was the star of the Arsenal’s UEFA Champions League match against the Italian Champions, declared that Milan game was a dream. 

“It was a dream yes, but it was also a bit nerve-wracking because I haven’t played there since Under-18s football I think,” Oxlade-Chamberlain was quoted in the interview. “It is where I have grown up though so it was nice to go back there. It was nice to
play there, I just knew I had to work hard and do other bits of my game.”

The Portsmouth native, Oxlade-Chamberlain, was lined up in the centre of midfield instead of his normal position as a winger at the club. He used to play in this position when he was at his former club, Southampton.  

“It is a different work rate as well. When you are playing on the wing you sprint a lot, recover and then sprint again, whereas when you are playing in midfield it is non-stop. Maybe it is slower running but it is here, there and everywhere. So it was different,
a big shock to me but obviously playing against Milan with their players was a really good experience and one I won’t forget.”

The high-spirited youngster displayed tremendous skills and agility in this epic clash against AC Milan. The Gunners lost 0-4 against AC Milan in the first leg at San Siro but they made a grand comeback and fired three goals, with two of them created by
the heroics of Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Short URL: https://www.newspakistan.pk/?p=16198

Posted by Awais Ahmed on Mar 18 2012. Filed under Sports. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry