Invincible : inside Arsenal's unbeaten 2003-2004 season /
There is a gold edition of the Premier League trophy on display inside Arsenal's stadium. It is the only one of its kind. It was specially commissioned to honour an achievement that has never been done before or since in modern football - an undefeated campaign. Most of the players involved nev...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Summary: | There is a gold edition of the Premier League trophy on display inside Arsenal's stadium. It is the only one of its kind. It was specially commissioned to honour an achievement that has never been done before or since in modern football - an undefeated campaign. Most of the players involved never even touched it, or lifted it, as it was cast as an afterthought. Who, after all, would imagine overcoming every obstacle to complete a 38-game season without loss? Only Arsene Wenger. Nobody in Arsenal's inner circle took him seriously when he first said it could be done. Yet in 2003-04, a team that played with lightning speed and lustrous skill fulfilled Wenger's lifelong dream. From the battle of Old Trafford to jubilation at White Hart Lane, from training ground sparks to dressing room revelations, readers will go behind closed doors, onto the pitch and into the minds of the players to relive the key games and battles, and to understand the teamwork and the psychology that was fundamental to staying undefeated. Invincible is also the story of one club's revolution during an era when the game has been transformed. A journey back and forth in time, the book reflects on the scene in the 1970s and 80s, and finishes in the present with a full chapter interview with Arsene Wenger conducted after Arsenal's 2014 FA Cup victory, to put the Invincibles into important historical context. Full of insight, honesty and humour, this insider's account is not only a must-have read for any Arsenal or football fan, but an enthralling portrait of one of the most extraordinary teams in modern sport |
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| Physical Description: | 241 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234) and index |
| ISBN: | 024100456X 9780241004562 |