Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits he is more worried about how his side will deal with getting dumped out of Europe than with finding a miracle way back against Bayern Munich next week.
The Gunners will travel to Germany with the seemingly impossible task of overturning a 3-1 first-leg deficit against the Bundesliga giants - and facing another season brought to an early, disappointing close.
Struggling to claim a top-four slot in the league, out of the FA Cup, and on the verge of dropping out of the Champions League, Wenger's side face the challenge of carrying on with nothing much to play for.
"Of course, you are not feeling great if you can't win, but we can stay solid or crack under the pressure," Wenger told Eurosport, according to the Press Association.
"If you want to know, I am still solid, but I can't tell you that I feel great right now because my job is about winning games and when you lose you will not find a single coach in this world who feels good.
"I am not worried about us potentially coming back against Bayern, I am more worried about consequences that could manifest in the heads of our players.
"You will never know how they can absorb those blows and how the team responds to disappointment. This is the most worrying aspect for me.
"But from the experience of how to handle the end of the season, we know how to deal with that. We have had lots of experience."
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