On May 19th, Arsenal had a legendary captain named Patrick Vieira. At that time, Viviera was being interviewed by Sky Sports, during which he stated something. To form a mixed lineup from the "Invincibles" of the 2003/04 season and the team led by Arteta this season, he will arrange 5 players who currently belong to Arsenal among the 11 players in the starting lineup. He also said with a humorous tone that Wenger's shrewdness in the transfer market led him to choose his mentor to be the coach of this fantastic lineup.
Reasons for selection of current players
When thinking about which current stars can replace the "invincible team" that year, Vieira gave Sky Sports the personnel he selected and the corresponding reasons: pointing out the goalkeeper position, he thinks David Raya can replace Jens Lehmann; talking about the right back, he said that he admires Timber very much, and Timber can also enter this team; for the central defenders, Kolo Toure and Sol- In Campbell's case, he will replace one of them, keep Campbell, and replace Toure with Gabriel; of course, for Ashley Cole, they will not make changes to his position; on the right wing, Bukayo Saka can replace Freddie Ljungberg and qualify for selection. On the front line on the court, we will never move Thierry, that is, Henry's position, and Dennis, that is, Bergkamp will also remain in his original position. Declan Rice is responsible for replacing Gilberto, while Robert Pires' position should be retained on the left wing.
On choosing Wenger over Arteta
When discussing whether this mixed lineup should be led by Wenger or Arteta, Vieira chose the French coach who had lifted the Premier League trophy with him three times, and humorously gave the relevant reasons. He declared: "I find Arteta has been very good in training, look at what the team looked like when he took over a few years ago, and look at the results now. However, he has also spent a lot of money. As for Arsene, I think he made a very good deal when he signed me and Thierry (Henry), so for that reason, I would say Arsene is the leader of this team."