Thierry Henry: Arsenal must go for broke against Bayern Munich – and Petr Cech MUST start in goal

The Frenchman knows the Gunners' Champions League hopes are hanging by a thread ahead of the midweek showdown

No more rotation: Henry wants Cech to start

Thierry Henry feels Arsenal must take the initiative if they are to spring a surprise against Bayern Munich on Tuesday night.
The Gunners sit bottom of their Champions League group after galling defeats to Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiakos, meaning the pressure is on ahead of back-to-back clashes with the Bundesliga giants.
Bayern have started the season in sensational form, winning their first nine league matches and scoring eight unanswered goals in continental competition to date.
They have also knocked Arsenal out of Europe in two of the last three seasons, so Henry is in no doubt over the magnitude of the task facing Arsene Wenger's men.
But he feels his former side must go on the attack if they are to stand any chance of getting a result.
In pictures – Arsenal beat Watford:

VIEW GALLERY

"I’d much rather see them having a go than sitting back and being passive," Henry wrote in his column in The Sun .
"The big question is, can they maintain that high-tempo pressure for 90 minutes against a team of Bayern’s calibre? I’m not sure anyone can."
Henry also called on Wenger to stick with Petr Cech in goal for the game at the Emirates.

Getty

Must start: No more rotation, says Henry

The Czech stopper was left out in both of Arsenal's Champions League losses, with replacement David Ospina coming in for criticism for his display against Olympiakos in particular.
"One thing for certain is that Arsene cannot rest or rotate any of his star players, as he did when he played David Ospina instead of Petr Cech against Olympiakos," added Henry.
"If you don’t play your best team against Bayern Munich, you might as well stay at home."

DailyMirror