It is fitting that for the game that celebrated his 20th anniversary at Arsenal, Arsene Wenger would rediscover his religion. Because, in defeating Chelsea with style, pace and movement – “the kind of football we want to play”, Wenger said after the 3-0 win – he has stumbled on the solution that he has been searching for for the best part of half a decade. It has been an internal struggle almost, to stay relevant, when football has gone through two circles, from possession to counter-attacking – and it seems back again – and Wenger has tried to find a way that allows him to be himself within the changing demands of the modern game. In 2009 he moved away from his modus operandi,...
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