Would we have still won the CL if we had kept Sterling, Jesus & Zinchenko (Plus other questions)

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A lot was said mid season when Arsenal were looking unbeatable. Questions were asked of why we'd sold 2 of our players to what was then to become a rival. Some people were saying it was to our detriment. Had we of kept those 2 plus Sterling...

Would we have played any of them against Bayern?

Would Sterling of played against Madrid? Would Jesus of came on at any point, where would Zinchenko of fit in that semi final team?

Would any of them have played in the final? How confident would you feel looking back, with all 3 in the team for the final?
 
Sterling and Jesus held us back. Zinchenko was an above average squad player.

Would we have won the CL with them? I've not got a clue.
 
Jesus clearly would have been a winger. Rather him than Mahrez Foden or Silva on the right? No. Than Grealish or Foden on the left? No.

Wouldn't take Sterling on either wing over the other options.

Keeping Zinchenko, who IMO was ludicrously overrated (other than maybe in the Villa match last year) likely would have resulted in us playing more conventionally and not developing that WM setup where Johnny Fucking Stones turned into one of the World's best midfielders and we started crushing people.

Probably zero trophy haul keeping those 3.
 
Nope unfortunately. All good players in their own right. All had limitations which were exposed in the champions league. The biggest fault they had was confidence. We had too many players not able to turn up in big games. Now we have a strong core of battlers so when we do find it tough, can hang in games until we get the chance to take advantage.

Looking back I am not surprised we didn’t have the mental fortitude to believe we could win.

Glad they all played a part to get us here. We obtained a decent wedge back and the rest is history.
 
Jesus2020 said:
A lot was said mid season when Arsenal were looking unbeatable. Questions were asked of why we'd sold 2 of our players to what was then to become a rival. Some people were saying it was to our detriment. Had we of kept those 2 plus Sterling...

Would we have played any of them against Bayern?

Would Sterling of played against Madrid? Would Jesus of came on at any point, where would Zinchenko of fit in that semi final team?

Would any of them have played in the final? How confident would you feel looking back, with all 3 in the team for the final?
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