‘For my plan to work in a final against such a high-level team as Arsenal was one of my best achievements. The main thing was the discipline of the players in terms of their opponents’ Ex Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish on 2011 League Cup final glory
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Birmingham City beat Arsenal to the League Cup in 2011, in one of the all-time great cup upsets The implications for Arsenal and the Premier League have not been discussed enough.
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Marco Berardi covers daily Premier League news, transfer rumors, and tactical analysis at Football Insider. Based in Milan, Marco has been writing about European football for over 5 years and brings deep insight into the English top flight.
