Reviewing the European Championships from an Arsenal Perspective

Champions….yet again
After an entire month of exciting international football, the European Championships reached its climax in an emphatic fashion with the defending champions, Spain, running riot against their contenders for the throne, Italy.
Both sides had cancelled each other out in the group stages and the Italian gaffer, Cesare Prandelli, got all the plaudits for his tactical genius, employing the 3-5-2 formation that was worth its weight in gold.
However, the final match offered a different prospect and Prandelli employed his usual 4-3-1-2 formation with the aim of narrowing things down the middle. Vincente del Bosque and his Re...