This side has better players.
The players from 04/05 had heart and belief, and fought for their cause. Back then we had Carsley and Gravesen running the midfield, making it hard for teams to break us down, now we’ve got Davies, Gomes and Sigurdsson, who simply don’t have the same drive in them (naturally 10x more gifted).
The likes of Kilbane, would just run, and run and try to persevere, we’ve got Iwobi hitting the first man and jogging back.
We brought in Cahill, Arteta and Bent for a combined £4.45m which absolutely transformed the team.
That said, I’m fully of the belief that we’re making turning a tide and clearing the deadwood. I think this side will eventually start to resonate the initial Martinez side.
Odds on to go down that season, and we just played with no pressure, and dug in deep. I think the game I enjoyed most that season was the 3-2 against a very decent Bolton side.