Arsenal are a great team, but they didn’t press for the win against a visibly gassed PSG side and it cost them dearly.
I think they are capable of accomplishing so much more in open play, but in my opinion, Arteta hamstrings them with pragmatism. And if you’re really good at set pieces and have an impressively strong defense? It makes sense to set up that way. I get it.
But when they need to push, can they? This finals loss says no.
#PSGARS #uclfinal #fedifc
Mike Lawton
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