Mikel Arteta is building a team of giants to power their way to a Premier League title that has eluded them the last two seasons
Invincibles side are remembered for a lot of things. Their wonderful goals, the intricate passing moves, the magic of Roberto Pires, the genius of Dennis Bergkamp, the speed and audacity of Thierry Henry.
A stark shift from that Invincibles season, when Arsenal were able to field a starting line-up of eight six-foot-plussers, against Fulham in November 2003, the 6ft 4ins Pascal Cygan coming in for 5ft 11ins Lauren. When 6ft Jeremie Aliadiere came on for 5ft 9ins Freddie Ljungburg in the 79th minute, it made nine on the field.
Arteta even highlighted the physicality that Havertz and Rice added to the team when Arsenal confirmed the transfers last summer. Arteta said that Rice had “got the physical qualities we have been missing for a while, and that’s why we had to get him” after the £105m deal from, and there was some uncertainty about the £65m deal, but the German’s considerable frame – slight but incredibly tall – was a factor.
But they also found that, in recent years, players are also changing shape: becoming leaner, slender and angular. Havertz is pretty much the prime specimen.
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