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By RICHARD OSLEY
 
Toure praises patched-up defence for Euro glory

Gunners in pole position to reach Champions League semis

ARSENAL star Kolo Toure has hailed the patched-up Gunners defence that has kept seven straight clean sheets in the Champions League and helped to propel the team to within touching distance of the semi-finals.
Another clean sheet in the second leg of their quarter-final with Juventus in Turin on Wednesday would guarantee Arsenal’s safe passage to the next round of a competition they have never come close to winning before.
It would also beat AC Milan’s record of seven consecutive Champions League shut-outs, equalled as Arsenal won 2-0 at Highbury in their first match with Juventus on Tuesday night.
Toure said: “I’m happy with the record. We deserve it. We have been working hard to get things right.
“The strikers work hard to defend as well now. It makes our job easier. Even Thierry Henry as a striker works hard to defend as well. To play against teams like Juventus is really hard but we are defending well as a team.”
Arsenal’s defence has been hit with a series of injuries this season. Ashley Cole, Sol Campbell and Lauren have been long-term casualties, as have stand-ins Kerrea Gilbert and Pascal Cygan.
But players who were once guaranteed a place in the starting line-up are now facing a fight to get back in the team.
Toure, who twice popped up with rescuing tackles against Juventus and has emerged as Arsenal’s most reliable defender, said: “It has not always been easy but we have worked hard on the training ground.
“Emmanuel Eboue is showing that he is a great talent already and look at Mathieu Flamini, he has been put at left back because we don’t have anyone else to put there and has done really well. That shows how hard we work as a team.”
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