Mikael Silvestre is ready to ease Arsenal's defensive crisis after an ankle injury to left-back Kieran Gibbs. The 32 year old has watched from the bench for most of the season, appearing in only the Champions League qualifier against Celtic and two Carling Cup fixtures.
"It is always difficult to stay on the bench, but that is part of playing at the high level," Silvestre told Arsenal TV Online.
"You have to get on with it, and that is what I have been doing.
"It is always a test, whether you will be ready when it is going to be your time and you never know when that will be."
Silvestre added: "I feel good, fully fit.
"I just do what I have been doing - training hard and support the team.
"The pressure is higher because even if you are training hard, it is not like playing games.
"But as long as you enjoy it, then the rest will come."
