Arsenal former player Bentley recently played the podcast program Undr the Cosh and talked about the competitive awareness within Arsenal's unbeaten season.
Bentley said, "Palol is a crazy and cute guy. Keon and Borgkamp are both beasts. They can kick everyone away."
"Van Bronkhorst? Every time I fight him, I have bruised eyes and blood on my face. His elbow hit me just kills me."
"Training ground fight? Sigan and Kroo Toure are the most exciting games I have ever seen. The two beasts bit each other, and the whole team pulled them away before they could get them up, and Vieira trampled me."
Bentley also confessed his moment of being on the way. He had fought head-on with French superstar Henry.当时温格组织七人制高强度训练赛，本特利回忆与亨利冲突的细节：“我扯掉手套对亨利摆出战斗姿态： '来啊，干一架！ '教练组每天安排的这种七人赛，更衣室对它的重视程度甚至超过周末联赛。那根本是地狱模式，满地滑铲和斗殴。最后一场比赛时我和亨利对峙了，上帝保佑，真要动手我肯定被揍扁！”
本特Leigh was retaliated for teasing about Keon's age: "That's the stupidest thing I've ever done. When the ball came over, I was protecting the ball. He grabbed my neck and flew out from behind. The jerseys were torn, and I shouted 'Coach! (Assistant coach) Pat!', but they shouted 'Continue the game!'"
Bentley firmly believed that this high-pressure environment was the key to Arsenal's unbeaten season. More than 20 years later, the current coach Arteta also seemed to want to shape a unique culture in the team. The Gunners coach used incredible training methods to spark heated discussions, including playing "You Never Walk Alone" at the training base before the match against Liverpool, and also invited Magicians to steal players' belongings at the team dinner to cultivate alertness.