"The Invincible Arsenal team in 2003/04 season"

in World Of Football ⚽4 years ago

Today's story is all about the unbeaten run of Arsenal F.C lead by their coach Arsene Wenger in 2003/04 season.

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Before that season, Arsenal equalized the unbeaten run of away league records set by Preston North End team in 1888/89 season managed by William Sudell. In the beginning of the season, Arsene Wenger found out that he can do something better than what he did in the last campaign season so he strengthen his squad with more quality players and also scouting out players from the youth team to brief his squad. He brought in Lehmann, Gael Clichy, Philip Senderos, Reyes and many more. He made a press release that, with his current squad, he can go a season unbeaten where teams like Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea thought it's impossible for Wenger and his team to do that. In that particular season, for about 38 games played Arsenal managed to go unbeaten with 26 wins, 12 draws and 0 losses. This unbeaten run nearly come to an end by Sir Alex Fegurson and his Manchester United squad where striker Ruud Van Nistrooy missed a penalty kick in the second half and the match ended 0-0 where it's was left with only 6 game to be played.

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During this match, there were several brutality on the field due to the rivary between the two coach and also the record that Arsenal was about to set. Also, the brutality on the field was also caused by what Manchester United did to them the ened 2002/03 campaign where Arsenal were leading to win the premier league title and at the end United snatched it with a late defeat from Arsenal so there was a revenge by the invisible team.

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At the end of the season, Arsenal won nine league matches in a row to be on top of the league table, and later declared as the champion after securing a draw against their London rivals Tottenham Hotspurs in April but unfortunately, their form did not continue in the domestic cups that is the EFL cup and the FA cup after they were knocked out by Middlesbrough and Manchester United respectively.

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Also, in Europe, they lost their first two champions league games by Kyiev and Inter Milan but still managed to be on top of the table and later knocked by the London rivals Chelsea at the quarter final stage. During their unbeaten run in the league, they were crown and given a special gold version of the premier league title which were presented by their Captain Patrick Viera in the last season at Highbury.

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The preferred information was 4-4-1-1 with the following starting eleven.

           GK Lehmann.

Lauren.  Campbell.  Toure.  Cole.

       Viera.     G. Silva

   Ljungberg.              Pires.
      
          Bergkamp.

                     Henry .

In that season, Arsene Wenger introduce more attacking football information by starting the attacking play from the central defenders and also letting the full backs join the attackers when they are with the ball. It's modifies their mode of playing and made them more beautiful to watch that led to their unbeaten run campaign.

Now, things has totally change for Arsenal ever since Arsene Wenger left, the question we ask now is that, can Mikel Arteta bring this Visible Arsenal team back to invisible team?

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 4 years ago 

This team was definitely a force to be reckoned with. Lately, Arsenal has flunked to become just a regular team in England. They really need some massive changes to spark things up.