Noni the wiser

Last week, I recorded a Patreon podcast for Arsenal Vision on the Double winning season of 1970-71. One of the great successes of Bertie Mee and his coaching staff was the successful reshuffling of players from their original positions in service of the overall unit.

Frank McLintock was a central midfielder moved to centre-half since his leadership and organisational skills were better served further back. Peter Storey was shifted from right-back to central midfield because, as well as his ball playing qualities...