Style Of Play

‘I hate watching them, they don’t entertain me in the slightest’ It was a tale of two quarter-finals last night in the Champions League, as Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid 4-3 (6-4 on aggregate) in a topsy turvy thriller whereas, in London, Arsenal huffed and puffed their way to a 0-0 draw with Sporting, winning 1-0 on aggregate. They have reached consecutive semi-finals for the first time in their history but, since the turn of the year Mikel Arteta’s men have been accused of having a negative style of play, and it could be argued that it wasn’t easy watching for Arsenal fans and neutrals alike at the Emirates. Does style of play matter as long as you’re getting results? The Football Weekly panel discuss. Subscribe to The Guardian Football Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Guardian Football Weekly podcast: Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/football-weekly/id188674007 Spotify ► https://open.spotify.com/show/6w8qWe0kjgHEHSWDSDGoLW?si=231c666f7f5a4453 Follow Guardian Football Weekly: Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/guardian_footballweekly/ TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@guardian_footballweekly #arsenal #realmadrid #bayern #sporting #championsleague

When a team get this close to the biggest prize, style debates start sounding moral. Arsenal’s control-heavy, set-piece-driven football may irritate rival fans and pundits,...

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