I was traveling during the final and could only tune in for a few minutes, but my first thought when the feed came through was “what on earth are they wearing?”. Mind you, it was already 2-0 at that point! Looking the part and feeling confident in your “skin”, in your ability, is absolutely one of those soft factors we all talk about.

Also reminds me of those horrific highlighter yellow kits Arsenal had the 23/24 season. I think most fans hated them at the start of the campaign, but after several 5 and 6-0 thrashings on the road wearing those, I distinctly remember debates over whether we should wear them or the third/european away kit at Bayern in the UCL! Part of me still thinks we could have gotten a sneaky Trossard goal that day if we’d been in the high-vis monstrosities ….