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Seedorf reveals the missing link in Arsenal’s game if they want to be champions

Arsenal secured a solid victory against PSG in the Champions League Tuesday night, a performance that serves as a reminder of their status as one of the top clubs in Europe.

They have consistently played at this level for at least two years, but trophies have eluded them, which has led many to overlook just how good this Arsenal team really is.

The Gunners are eager to win silverware and have come close to ending their trophy drought in the last two seasons.

Mikel Arteta is keen for his team to succeed, and former AC Milan player Clarence Seedorf has shared his thoughts on what they might be lacking.

After watching their performance against PSG, Seedorf acknowledged it was impressive but identified a flaw in their game that could be hindering their progress.

The Dutch legend said, as quoted by the Daily Mail:

‘What is that missing link to take that next step? Belief is one thing, but saying it is one thing and doing it is another. 

‘I believe, in the second-half, they went back too much, too early. Those are the type of things you cannot permit in the Champions League. 

‘Today PSG were not at their best but against another team you can suffer and they might score goals against you and the whole plan changes. But I believe they are a contender.’

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  1. I don’t know what’s all this fuss about “sitting back”.

    Lille completely neutralized Real Madrid. And it wasn’t that Real were bad or anything, but Lille side were exceptional in everything they did on the pitch. They sat back and Real had no ideas what to do.

    It’s a viable strat. At times I felt like I was watching Arsenal yesterday in Lille. They were brilliant.

    1. But the quality of the opposition was different. Lille played really well against a very good RM side – it was, after all, RM’s first defeat in over 30 games in all competitions. Likewise, Villa did very well against a Bayern side yesterday that hadn’t lost at this stage in the CL since 2016, I think.

      Of course, Arsenal’s win was a good one, but PSG’s performance was very average anyway, regardless of what Arsenal did – and they’ve been quite rightly slated in the French media because of it.

      1. Real Madrid lost to Lille, they can be excused according to Bertie, that same Lille was defeated 1-3 at home by the same average PSG that Arsenal defeated. Where is your logic coming from if I may ask? Would you it hurt your ego to simply say yes we did well to neutralize PSG’s attack?

        When would some Arsenal fans give the boys the respect they deserve?

        1. Each game is different for a start – Lille was defeated by PSG who was defeated by Arsenal. So what? This is football not horse racing. There’s no “form” that you can trace in that sense. If you could there would be very few surprises indeed, wouldn’t there.

          It depends upon the strength of the opposition on the night how easily (or otherwise) a team can be “neutralised”.

          There’s a difference between giving respect and going OTT over a result. As I said (but you seem to have missed) Arsenal’s was a good win. However, their opponents didn’t play well – not because they weren’t allowed to particularly, they just weren’t that good really.

      2. Very good RM side, on paper maybe. Yesterday Arsenal would have won against them, I watched every minute of it to gauge what they do, how they play, and there was really no pattern that was close to what I could call “threatening”, except for those hopeful lobs over the defenses for Endrick and Vini to run. It was really so mid.

  2. Talking about a player that has been there, if a fish comes up from the bottom of the sea and shout sharks are down there , it’s a good chance sharks are there.

    Very good observation by Seedorf, the beauty is we will be better with experience

  3. I was actually thinking the same thing… That Arsenal shouldn’t have sat back so much in the 2nd half. But then I recalled them doing that to great effect against Man City away with only 10 men so ok, good tactic. However I do feel that with more “Belief” they could have cruised home in that game, rather than enduring quite a few dangerous moments from PSG. As Gunsmoke points out above that’s all about experience, which leads to solid justified confidence, which will continue to build if they keep going the way they are going.

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