Arsenal star tells Arsene Wenger he's ready to play anywhere for Champions League glory

Joel Campbell has the opportunity to make himself a hero as Arsenal head to Athens

JOEL CAMPBELL is ready to be deployed anywhere in the Arsenal frontline to help the team overcome their injury set-backs and reach the knockout stages of the Champions League once again.

 

Manager Arsene Wenger takes his depleted squad out to Athens for Wednesday night's final Group F fixture knowing there is no margin for error if they are to upset the odds and progress with a two-goal victory margin needed to overhaul the Greeks in second place.

Both Santi Cazorla and Alexis Sanchez will not be available against Olympiakos, with Spanish midfielder Cazorla set for a couple of months of recovery following knee surgery, while Chile forward Sanchez has a hamstring problem, the extent of which has yet to be confirmed.

With Francis Coquelin, Mikel Arteta, Jack Wilshere, Danny Welbeck and Tomas Rosicky also continuing rehabilitation, the return for midfielder Aaron Ramsey, who scored the final goal in the 3-1 Premier League win over Sunderland on Saturday and Theo Walcott, a second-half substitute, provide some welcome support.

 

Campbell opened the scoring against the Black Cats and is determined to make the most of more opportunities which come his way.

"We have had bad luck with injuries," he said. "There have been injuries for players who are very important to us but we are a big club and we have great players [to cope with the situation]. We have to step up and move forward.

"I can play in three positions: left, right and in the middle of the attack. Wherever the boss plays me I try to do my best."

 

Campbell spent the 2013-2014 season on loan at Olympiakos, and so knows full well what sort of reception awaits at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, where Arsenal have lost in each of their previous three visits.

"In the Pireo [Karaiskakis Stadium] it is very difficult to get points but it is the last game of the group stage and we will give our best," he said.

"It is the most important game of the season so far. It will be a cup final and we have to win to continue in the Champions League."