‘I performed in opposition to Vinnie Jones’ Wimbledon Crazy Gang – that is how robust it was’
All gamers knew they have been in a battle after they confronted the Crazy Gang of Wimbledon.
Led by the defensive clatter machine that was Vinnie Jones, the Dons had a repute for sending their opponents into row Z and terrifying backlines with their barrage of lengthy balls and crosses. It proved to be so efficient, they kicked and smashed their option to the 1988 FA Cup ultimate, the place they went on to beat Liverpool on the Old Wembley.
However, former Arsenal ace Emmanuel Petit confronted the Crazy Gang after they have been in a very totally different period. Petit was sleek, elegant and aesthetically pleasing on the ball – what might he have finished in opposition to such terrifying physicality?
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While chatting with DAZN wager, Petit revealed Arsenal captain on the time Tony Adams gave the Gunners some smart phrases of recommendation earlier than the match. Petit mentioned: “Wimbledon. Vinnie Jones. I bear in mind the primary sport I performed over there with Arsenal.
“I remember when we left the dressing room and I was talking with Patrick and all of a sudden, our captain Tony Adams came and he looked at us and he said, ‘Guys, today we don’t play the ball on the ground, just keep your head up, the ball will be in the air all the time’.
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“You solely have one or two seconds to suppose what you are going to do with the ball if you obtain it as a result of should you preserve the ball after three seconds, you may be on the bottom. But for me, bodily, it was most likely one of many hardest locations to go, Wimbledon. It was very difficult mentally and bodily.”
It’s difficult to imagine how the Crazy Gang would have fared in the modern day with the new styles of football and VAR. While no team in the near distant future will come close to what Wimbledon was like, Petit thinks some teams do carry a fear factor similar to the one the south Londoners had.
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“But, if I talk about nowadays, clubs like Liverpool, for example, I think the atmosphere over there and the Derby against Spurs as properly is electrical on a regular basis,” Petit added.
“For me, Anfield, when the stadium goes wild you can feel the storm on the pitch.”
