This miss would ultimately turn out to be pivotal in Arsenal remaining undefeated. It was a bold decision, but one the managerĪrguably Lauren’s most iconic moment in an Arsenal shirt came when he was one of the players to bellow in the face of Ruud Van Nistelrooy after the Manchester United forward missed a late penalty in their clash dubbed the ‘Battle of Old Trafford’. Who made over 600 appearances for Arsenal over the course of 15 seasons - inĪrsene Wenger’s favoured roster. Lauren replaced an Arsenal legend in the starting 11. The club after signing from Mallorca at the turn of the century. Premier League matches in the 2003-04 campaign.
The prosaically named Lauren started 32 of Arsenal’s 38 But at times he was erratic, a trait which later led the ultimate wind-up merchant, Lehmann was an excellent shot-stopper andĬommanded his area well. Like many goalkeepers, he had a touch of chaos about him Single appearance for the Gunners before hanging up his gloves. However, Lehmann briefly returned to London to make it a round 200 as he made a Return to his homeland in Germany with VfB Stuttgart. He would go on to play forĪrsenal for five seasons, making 199 appearances before leaving in favour of a Goalkeeper – JensĪ newcomer to the side in the 03-04 season, Jens LehmannĬame into the Arsenal side in place of David Seaman. How they were set up as a cohesive tactical unit. More in-depth look at these players as individual footballers before examining Not exactly a bad side, was it? Let’s take a One German, two Englishmen, an Ivorian, four Frenchmen, aĭutchman, a Swede and a Brazilian. So, how exactly did the Gunners line-up on a typical day at Highbury or elsewhere? Let’s take a look at their formation: Arsenal Invincibles Starting 11 Arsenal Invincibles Starting XI The best talent in Europe at the time and getting into their starting 11 was no League appearances for the Gunners, but by the start of the 2003-04 season, he Success in his earlier years with Arsenal. Of appearances from the bench, the Nigerian centre-forward found much more Mainstay in the Arsenal starting 11 at that time. Nwankwo Kanu is another familiar name who was far from a Won back-to-back-to-back major international tournaments (Euro 2008, World CupĢ010 and Euro 2012) and has been described as of one of the supreme talents of He was part of the magnificent Spanish side which Throughout the entire season – would go on to become an Arsenal icon before he
But in terms of other teams in the so-called ‘Big Five’ leagues (Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga) Juventus are the only other team to do so in the past 25 years.Ĭesc Fabregas – who didn’t play a game in the league As did Brendan Rodger’s Celtic side in the 2016-17 Scottish Premier League. In recent years, the Porto side featuring Jackson Martinez and James Rodriguez went unbeaten in the 2012-13 Primera Liga season. If they were toĪchieve this, they would almost certainly do it with a greater point tally. Like they have an outside chance of matching the invincibles. But Jurgen Klopp’s men, on current form, look Manchester City have already lost six times - twice more than they did Of course, this campaign, only Liverpool are yet to seeĭefeat.
Liverpool in recent times has left pundits speculating as to whether historyĬould repeat itself. Until recently, the prospect of another team going unbeaten Arsenal Invincibles Table – FA Premier League 2003-04 Season Pos. Revolutionary tactical system and some of the facts and figures behind their This spectacular achievement possible, how they functioned within Wenger’s In this piece, we’ll take an in-depth look at the players that made These shores and have written themselves indelibly into English football’sįolklore. But that famous Gunners team defied their critics, every team in the Premier League and common sense itself to go unbeaten over the course of 38 games.Īlong the way, they played some of the best football seen on To see ‘0’ in a ‘losses’ column is the type of thing that, if you were unaware of the remarkable story of Arsene Wenger’s early 2000s Arsenal, you’d attribute to an editorial mistake. When you look at the final Premier League table for the 2003-04 season, one thing immediately grabs your attention.
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