by Michael Cox @https://twitter.com/@Zonal_Marking Published 8 sec ago 10. Arsenal (1997/98) Later Arsenal sides were more technically gifted, but many players who faced both suggest that Arsene Wenger’s first Arsenal champions were the best all-round side. They mixed attacking flair with physicality, essentially thanks to the combination of a modern, foreign forward line and an old-school English back four. Indeed, rather than technical quality, this side was renowned for their physical attributes: pace, strength and stamina. The midfield quartet epitomised that; Emmanuel Petit and Patrick Vieira bullied opponents, Ray Parlour was transformed under Wenger’s regime and shuttled up and...
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