"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
Yeah, that's right.
To paraphrase Thierry on the telly the other week, if you have one or two chaps upfront who have genuine authority in front of goal, that **** simply doesn't happen. But when six or seven members of the team think they can finish as well as, or better, than your strikers, life at the back becomes .. interesting.
Which, of course, is not really what you want.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."