Like every Arsenal fan, Jack Wilshere cannot wait until the Champions League final.
The Gunners are just one step away from European glory for the first time in their history, and there is a belief they can get the job done.
Paris Saint-Germain are being backed by most to win the game, but Opta’s supercomputer believes Arsenal are the favourites to win the Champions League.
Wilshere has now offered some advice on how Arsenal should approach the game.
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Jack Wilshere says PSG will definitely give up control of the game vs Arsenal
Luis Enrique has turned PSG into one of the best teams in the world.
The French giants are the Champions League holders, and after winning last season’s final 5-0, they will back themselves to get over the line again.
Arsenal, however, have been the best team in the Champions League this season. They are yet to lose a single game, boast the best defence and are worthy of where they are right now.
Jack Wilshere never got this far as a player, but as a manager now, he can analyse the upcoming clash better than a normal fan.
He believes that PSG will give up control of the game to Arsenal and go all-out attack every time they get the ball. For that reason, he wants Martin Odegaard to start and run things for the Gunners.
Wilshere said, as per The Metro: “Martin Odegaard, you saw it when he came on the pitch the other day and he just brings a bit of control in midfield. I think they have to try and find some control.
“PSG are a different type of team. They just want to attack. They don’t necessarily want to control the game with possession anymore; they just want to get it in forward areas, and they’ve got some dangerous players.
“Arsenal’s full-backs are going to have to defend really well, really, really well, and accept at times that they’re going to get beat, and defend their box well.
“Because PSG don’t really want that control, I hope that Arsenal can take that control. It will be difficult, but that’s what they need to do in my opinion.”
If Arsenal could only win one trophy out of the Premier League and the Champions League this season, which one would you pick and why?
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Jack Wilshere picks the trophy he wants Arsenal to win more out of the Premier League and Champions League
Arsenal are on the verge of making history, with the Premier League and Champions League crowns both up for grabs.
The dream is to win both and achieve greatness, but if the Gunners could only win one, which one would you pick?
William Saliba picked the Champions League, but Wilshere has gone in the opposite direction.
He said: “I think if you’d have asked that question at the start of the season, then it would have been the Premier League. They’ve been so close over the last few years, and that’s been the big focus.
“If you win that, then you are the best team in the country; the league doesn’t lie. It’s a tough question because they’re now in a position where they can win both. I would probably rather win the Premier League.
“Growing up as a young person in this country, I watched the Premier League all my life, and to win it is a massive, massive thing. Saying that, the Champions League is as well, but I’d say the Premier League for me.”
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