Arsenal travel to Liverpool on Sunday for a massive title race test and face the most important coin flip in the club's history.
The coin flip might be the most disregarded part of the game of football. How many times can you say in reflection of a game that you have ever though that who won the coin flip was integral in winning a game?
Answer: Probably never.
However, remove all the preparation, injury news and tactical thought from the game for a second and consider the simple starting process. In the last three home league games the Gunners have kicked off in the second half upon the decision made with the coin flip.
It’s evident that a more thought-through kick-off has shown the Gunners to be somewhat vulnerable. Arsenal, should they win the coin flip, on Sunday might want to choose to kick-off themselves and look to prevent an early attack from Liverpool to avoid a growing regularity in their games.
No one is underestimating the importance of the game on Sunday. However, there might be plenty who have overlooked that the coin flip could be the most important in Arsenal’s history.