Ostersunds loss shows pitfalls of Wenger's Europa League strategy

23 February 2018 15:12
Arsene Wenger feels Arsenal did the job to qualify for the Europa League last 16, but laments how 'complacent' and 'open' they were against Ostersunds. Arsene Wenger will pick the strongest available squad on Sunday to try to stop Manchester City in an attempt to win his first Carabao Cup in 21 year spell at Arsenal. Alison Bender and Don Hutchison look ahead to Sunday's Carabao Cup final between Arsenal and Manchester City. From 2011 to 2017, Arsenal lost at least one game in of their two-legged ties in the first knockout round of the Champions League: three times to Bayern Munich, and once each to AC Milan, Monaco and Barcelona. Those defeats contributed greatly to the club's European stagnation, which has seen the Gunners not get beyond the Round of 16 since a quarterfinal appearance in 2010, when Arsenal were eliminated by Barcelona. This season, almost as if it's ingrained in the DNA, they flopped at the Emirates......read full article

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