nNcknamed The Invincibles "Arsenal's Historic and Magnificent Season"
Arsenal is a top club in English football. After the triumph in the era of the 30s, Arsenal regained its golden age, in the early 2000s it could be said to be the golden age of the club nicknamed the London Cannon in the land of Queen Elizabeth.
Speaking of the glory of Arsenal is always remembered in the 2003/04 season, at that time Arsenal managed to win the English Premier League without defeat along with Arsene Wenger as manager. The greatness of his squad that was invincible at that time was nicknamed The Invincibles.
The primary league title was the second achieved by Arsenal in the new millennium era after winning the 2001/02 season. Arsenal's heyday was also marked by the achievement of the FA Cup for two consecutive seasons, namely 2001/02 and 2002/03.
The figure of Arsene Wenger was the main key in the success of the London Cannon to win the Premier League trophy with unbeaten or invincible status. The coach who coached the team since 1996 managed to guide his men to appear consistent.
The story of Arsenal's historic season began on July 1, 2003. At that time the transfer window was being opened before the start of the Premier League competition. Arsenal's financial condition is being divided because it also has to focus on spending on a massive scale in order to boost team performance.
Most of the funds were diverted to pay for the construction of a new stadium, the Emirates Stadium. As a result, Wenger, who only has a handful of players spending funds, must be smart to spend money from the pockets of the team to buy players who are really needed.
Various considerations were carried out by Wenger and the management to build a competent squad to face the 2003/04 season.
In that season, Arsenal did not look aggressive in the transfer market. Purchase of their big players only in the figure of the German veteran goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann who was obtained at a low price. And Jose Antonio Reyes, who performed brilliantly in Sevilla, was bought in the 2004 winter transfer window.
The rest, Arsene Wenger is more focused on buying young players like Gael Clichy, Cesc Fabregas, and Djohan Jorou. Not only that, Arsenal are also able to retain the best players by giving him new contracts such as for Robert Pires and Patrick Viera.
Wenger did not make a major overhaul. He only did a little improvement and still believes his best team that had won the previous two seasons.
Before starting the competition, Arsenal first underwent a series of trials. Of the nine pre-season games, the London Cannon troop was able to win 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.
Arsenal opened the curtain for the 2003/04 season with negative results, appearing in the Community Shield which was Jens Lehmann's debut match, they lost on penalties by a score of 3-4 to Manchester United.
But defeat is not a problem for Arsenal. A week later, Arsenal opened their unbeaten run by entertaining Everton in the first week of the Premier League at the Highbury stadium. Despite playing with 10 men after Sol Campbell got a red card in the first round, Arsenal were able to narrowly win 2-1.
The victory in the first week was the beginning of their success, after that, Patrik Viera and his friends appeared dominant in the league. In the first four matches in the league, Arsenal topped the standings.
The draw against Manchester United in September marked a bad story between the two clubs: several Arsenal players were sued and fined by the English Football Association for taking part in a mass brawl that occurred after the match was over.
In addition to Manchester United, in the course of the London cannon team got a tough rival from Chelsea and Liverpool in the top flight.
After undergoing match after match, Arsenal managed to lock the title on April 25, 2004 or rather in Week 34 when they won a 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspurs at White Hart Lane. On May 15, their last league match, they host Leicester City and take a 2-1 lead through goals from Thiery Henry and Patrick Viera.
The match on May 15 is what ensured Arsenal became the champion with an unbeaten record. With a plastic tone, Wenger even considers this achievement more important than winning the Champions League.
Of the 38 matches, the Guners recorded a record of 26 wins, 12 draws, and have never lost by collecting a total of 90 points, 11 points ahead of Chelsea in runner-up position.
Arsenal are also the most productive team, scoring 73 goals and conceding 26 times by +47. The striker, Thiery Henry came out as top scorer with 30 goals.
By implementing a 4-4-2 formation, Arsenal that season look stunning. The arrival of Jens Lehmann succeeded in making Arsenal forget the loss of David Seaman. Arsenal's back line is also more robust with a mix of young and old between Kolo Toure-Sol Campbell as a defense doorstop.
Arsenal's midfield looks more solid. Gilberto plays his role as a ball breaker. At the same time, Vieira worked hard to ensure the flow of the ball from the back, middle, to the front went smoothly. In Wenger's scheme, Vieira is the brain and an important point so that the transition from defense to attack can proceed smoothly.
It cannot be forgotten that the Arsenal wing which has a death duo in the form of Pires and Ljungberg. The speed and ingenuity of both in manipulating the ability to defend the opposing player is a secret weapon in its own right.
Arsenal's ferocity was also seen up front with the presence of Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp. Henry, when the Arsenal campaign took place, was in the prime phase. His speed, vision, and technique become bullets that never stop crashing.
Arsenal's achievement which was captained by Patrik Viera was arguably quite special considering that the top clubs in the English Premier League at that time had a lot to improve so that the level of competition became quite fierce.
Chelsea, for example, has increasingly ambitious to dominate the league and Europe since the arrival of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Manchester United did not miss the gas pedal with a series of ammunition such as Cristiano Ronaldo to Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Despite their fierce looks, Arsenal remain undaunted. Their squad is not as bright as Chelsea or Man United. However, this is not a problem because the strength of Arsenal lies in the collectivity which is so solid. Under the command of Arsene Wenger, Arsenal's collectivity was built through its players.
In the following season, hegemony remained in London but not from Arsenal, but Chelsea. Apart from that, the primary league title without defeat is enough to show that at some point, Arsenal were victorious and, more importantly, it was not impossible to repeat the same achievement.
However, it turned out to be the last time Arsenal tasted the sweetness of winning the Premier League title. Now, it's been 15 years the Premier League trophy has not stopped at the Emirates stadium.
Speaking of the glory of Arsenal is always remembered in the 2003/04 season, at that time Arsenal managed to win the English Premier League without defeat along with Arsene Wenger as manager. The greatness of his squad that was invincible at that time was nicknamed The Invincibles.
The primary league title was the second achieved by Arsenal in the new millennium era after winning the 2001/02 season. Arsenal's heyday was also marked by the achievement of the FA Cup for two consecutive seasons, namely 2001/02 and 2002/03.
The figure of Arsene Wenger was the main key in the success of the London Cannon to win the Premier League trophy with unbeaten or invincible status. The coach who coached the team since 1996 managed to guide his men to appear consistent.
The story of Arsenal's historic season began on July 1, 2003. At that time the transfer window was being opened before the start of the Premier League competition. Arsenal's financial condition is being divided because it also has to focus on spending on a massive scale in order to boost team performance.
Most of the funds were diverted to pay for the construction of a new stadium, the Emirates Stadium. As a result, Wenger, who only has a handful of players spending funds, must be smart to spend money from the pockets of the team to buy players who are really needed.
Various considerations were carried out by Wenger and the management to build a competent squad to face the 2003/04 season.
In that season, Arsenal did not look aggressive in the transfer market. Purchase of their big players only in the figure of the German veteran goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann who was obtained at a low price. And Jose Antonio Reyes, who performed brilliantly in Sevilla, was bought in the 2004 winter transfer window.
The rest, Arsene Wenger is more focused on buying young players like Gael Clichy, Cesc Fabregas, and Djohan Jorou. Not only that, Arsenal are also able to retain the best players by giving him new contracts such as for Robert Pires and Patrick Viera.
Wenger did not make a major overhaul. He only did a little improvement and still believes his best team that had won the previous two seasons.
Before starting the competition, Arsenal first underwent a series of trials. Of the nine pre-season games, the London Cannon troop was able to win 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.
Arsenal opened the curtain for the 2003/04 season with negative results, appearing in the Community Shield which was Jens Lehmann's debut match, they lost on penalties by a score of 3-4 to Manchester United.
But defeat is not a problem for Arsenal. A week later, Arsenal opened their unbeaten run by entertaining Everton in the first week of the Premier League at the Highbury stadium. Despite playing with 10 men after Sol Campbell got a red card in the first round, Arsenal were able to narrowly win 2-1.
The victory in the first week was the beginning of their success, after that, Patrik Viera and his friends appeared dominant in the league. In the first four matches in the league, Arsenal topped the standings.
The draw against Manchester United in September marked a bad story between the two clubs: several Arsenal players were sued and fined by the English Football Association for taking part in a mass brawl that occurred after the match was over.
In addition to Manchester United, in the course of the London cannon team got a tough rival from Chelsea and Liverpool in the top flight.
After undergoing match after match, Arsenal managed to lock the title on April 25, 2004 or rather in Week 34 when they won a 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspurs at White Hart Lane. On May 15, their last league match, they host Leicester City and take a 2-1 lead through goals from Thiery Henry and Patrick Viera.
The match on May 15 is what ensured Arsenal became the champion with an unbeaten record. With a plastic tone, Wenger even considers this achievement more important than winning the Champions League.
Of the 38 matches, the Guners recorded a record of 26 wins, 12 draws, and have never lost by collecting a total of 90 points, 11 points ahead of Chelsea in runner-up position.
Arsenal are also the most productive team, scoring 73 goals and conceding 26 times by +47. The striker, Thiery Henry came out as top scorer with 30 goals.
By implementing a 4-4-2 formation, Arsenal that season look stunning. The arrival of Jens Lehmann succeeded in making Arsenal forget the loss of David Seaman. Arsenal's back line is also more robust with a mix of young and old between Kolo Toure-Sol Campbell as a defense doorstop.
Arsenal's midfield looks more solid. Gilberto plays his role as a ball breaker. At the same time, Vieira worked hard to ensure the flow of the ball from the back, middle, to the front went smoothly. In Wenger's scheme, Vieira is the brain and an important point so that the transition from defense to attack can proceed smoothly.
It cannot be forgotten that the Arsenal wing which has a death duo in the form of Pires and Ljungberg. The speed and ingenuity of both in manipulating the ability to defend the opposing player is a secret weapon in its own right.
Arsenal's ferocity was also seen up front with the presence of Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp. Henry, when the Arsenal campaign took place, was in the prime phase. His speed, vision, and technique become bullets that never stop crashing.
Arsenal's achievement which was captained by Patrik Viera was arguably quite special considering that the top clubs in the English Premier League at that time had a lot to improve so that the level of competition became quite fierce.
Chelsea, for example, has increasingly ambitious to dominate the league and Europe since the arrival of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Manchester United did not miss the gas pedal with a series of ammunition such as Cristiano Ronaldo to Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Despite their fierce looks, Arsenal remain undaunted. Their squad is not as bright as Chelsea or Man United. However, this is not a problem because the strength of Arsenal lies in the collectivity which is so solid. Under the command of Arsene Wenger, Arsenal's collectivity was built through its players.
In the following season, hegemony remained in London but not from Arsenal, but Chelsea. Apart from that, the primary league title without defeat is enough to show that at some point, Arsenal were victorious and, more importantly, it was not impossible to repeat the same achievement.
However, it turned out to be the last time Arsenal tasted the sweetness of winning the Premier League title. Now, it's been 15 years the Premier League trophy has not stopped at the Emirates stadium.
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