The Gunners go into the sixth round of fixtures at the top of the table, having won their last four Premier League games after losing on the opening day against Aston Villa, and, while the Dane is expecting a tough game at the Liberty Stadium, he wants his team to be more clinical.
It will be important for us to stop the balls between the lines because they are a very dangerous side with attacking players. That is a key area, he told reporters, but we also have to take our chances.
When you create so many chances – and that is a major positive – against huge sides like Liverpool and Valencia, you need to score. We have an average of two goals a game but I think we can do better. We need to take our chances more often - we saw that in the Capital One Cup in midweek losing to Birmingham City and we were made to pay for that.
We had some good games last season, he enthused. From our point of view, we always remember the league game in London which we won 2-0 but we also had good games at home too - in the cup and in the league. I am looking forward to a very exciting game.
The Dane also took time out to praise the Gunners, whom he feels have bounced back well from their opening-day disappointment.
