Vieira: Arsenal must learn from last trophy win
Arsenal have earned the reputation of being the league's entertainers under Arsène Wenger, but as Patrick Vieira remembers, the club's last trophy was won with a very different approach.
The former Gunners skipper fired home from the spot to seal an FA Cup final win over Manchester United on penalties, after Ferguson's team had dominated in normal time.
Vieira left the club that summer, and has been frustrated and his old team's inability to grind out results since then, and believes the occasional change of approach is needed for Wenger to win silverware again.
He said: "They play the best football in the last few years, but playing the best football and not winning, that must be so frustrating.
"When they are in trouble, they always concede a goal. A big team when it's under pressure, it pulls together, it makes the trouble go away.
"Sometimes you know you have diffcult periods, even the best teams. You accept the opponent is stronger, you defend, you stay strong, more compact. You accept you have to suffer.
"We did it in that Cup final against United. I've no idea how we won. United were all over us for 90 minutes. We knew the only way to win was penalties. Some days are like this. It's not your day.
"Accept it and find a different way to win. Fight for each other. It's not the way you want, but what's important is to win."
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United were all over us for 90 minutes. We knew the only way to win was penalties. Some days are like this. It's not your day.
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