In the months leading up to the announcement of Arsene Wenger's departure, German manager Joachim Low was one of the names being floated as a potential successor. He was never anywhere near the top of my list, and after watching Germany get beaten by Mexico yesterday, I'm double glad we went in a different direction. Watching them struggle to break down the Mexican side and try to create clear-cut chances felt very, very familiar. We've seen Arsenal do that time and time again, but even we weren't as all over the place defensively as they were yesterday. The space that Mexico had to break in, particularly in the second half, was absurd at times, and better finishing/decision making would...
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