Mikel Arteta says Arsenal uses “anger, anger, boredom” and “a bad feeling in the abdomen” to try and cancel the semi-final deficit in the Champions League 1-0 against Paris Saint-Germain.
For those who travel to Paris on Wednesday, the Champions League final in 2006, his stomach is pouring a big stomach.
Arsenal haven’t scored in any of the last seven semi-finals in all competitions (losing five and drawing two).
But Paris Saint-Germain have their own Champions League ghosts, which have their own archive of melting. The crocodile is still hanging in a balance.
Thomas Party’s return to Arsenal midfielder can be decisive, and Osman Dembele’s gymnastics after training on Monday.
He then has a tactical war, which he won by Luis Enrique in the first game, but because of the midfield tweaks of Mikel Arteta, it may be in favor of Arsenal.
Talk over the nerves and historical trauma, Arsenal supporters have a reason to feel optimistic. Four reasons, if we look closely.