By clinching the domestic title, Arsenal have shed the tag of 'bottlers' that had followed them after three consecutive second-place finishes. Wilshere believes thispsychological shift makes them even more dangerous as they hunt for their first-ever Champions League trophy, allowing the players to express themselves without the burden of a decades-long drought.
“PSG is a different test, a big test, but it's a final, it's a one-off. PSG have some experience from last year being there, but the way Mikel sets the team up, the way the team will prepare for that, they'll be in the game, and it'll mean everything to the club,” Wilshere added. “It felt like everyone didn't want Arsenal to do it, and I'm so happy that they've done it because it now takes that away, and next year they can go for it again but without that pressure.”