Fans who have been watching football for a long time may remember that Arsenal have luxurious central axes such as Henry, Vieira, Pires and Campbell, as well as fierce players such as Ljungberg, Gilbert Silva and Kolo Toure. Paper strength may be one of the best in the history of gunmen. 1/4 final, they first drew away with the Blues and then returned.
Courier talks about the ball:
To tell the truth, Arsenal in 2004 was indeed strong enough, but we ignored a problem, that is, the team's cultural heritage! Arsenal are the giants of England, even in the Champions League, but they haven't won the Champions League yet. For a team that has never participated in the Champions League, it may really take several years to accumulate experience. Don't you think klopp is the best example?
And the competitiveness of the Premier League at that time was not as good as it is now. The strongest teams are Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool. There are almost no weak teams in the Premier League now. Even if you are Manchester City in Lianzhuang and Liverpool, the Champions League champion, you should play hard in every game and capsize directly if you are a little careless. Henry can have a large area of space to play in the league, and the defensive level in the Champions League is higher, making it difficult to catch the ball. Gorgeous tactical play can't be played at all when Saburo defends in despair, just like? A scholar meets a soldier? . Finally, I think Wenger really didn't prepare for the third-line battle at that time, devoted himself to the league and didn't do well enough in player rotation.
There is also a view that even if Arsenal win Chelsea, Porto led by Mourinho may not win!
What do you think?