Manchester Uniteds boys shone while Arsenal’s men stumbled,to leave their manager grappling with familiar doubts approximately their capacity to handle pressureA half-time tweet from Lee Dixon, an Arsenal man who won league titles in three decades and knows what is required, or cut to the chase. “This is it. The season correct here correct now. 45 minutes. Man up.” His sentiment was piercingly accurate,as Arsenal’s players had stumbled through the first half in a manner that mostly veered between inhibited and inept (not suitable or capable, unqualified).
Could they accept a grip? Could a group of experienced players, recoiling at the sight of an enthusiastic yet makeshift United as if the opposition were superhuman, or pull themselves together?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com