As a kid who started to really get into football in 2011, honestly this was what i thought about how managers were signed to certain clubs, arsene with arsenal and roberto mancini with man city
When you look back at Arsenal teams there was a point where they had basically the France national teams midfield & forwards. Only Zidane & Trezeguet was missing from it.
@@connorinnes8987 at Arsenal?????? Pretty sure he didn’t play for Arsenal back in the 90s. He was at Juventus then played for river plate in South America.
@@lipan2757 Goalkeeper and a defender. Re read what I said. BASICALLY THE FRENCH NATIONAL TEAMS MIDFIELD AND FORWARDS. Never mentioned goalkeepers or defenders .
People dismiss it a lot with 'they had a lot of draws' - I mean, what do you expect? 38 wins? - and the lower points tally than you may expect, but the fact remains no team has done it since. Not the fantastic United side of 2006-2009, nor the Liverpool or City teams of the current era, nor Jose's Chelsea. It's a psychological achievement that I think goes beyond stats.
The premier league was a lot harder back then as well and the quality between teams was tight back then smaller teams were much better and because of the commercialization of the sport big teams in the prem nowadays have much more resources and better players than smaller teams
Not an Arsenal fan myself but Bergkamp was absolutely majestic. His goal for Holland against Argentina in the 1998 WC was unreal. The first touch was out of this world.
Second and third touches weren't bad either almost as good as when he turned dabizas in knots and not to mention the hatrick against Leicester, he was the reason I supported arsenal the guy was ice cold
How are you on so few subs your style is incredible, I'm always hooked with how you present it, I'm gonna start recommending you on other videos, you deserve to be way bigger.
@@FootballIconic mate would yo pls do an analysis of SAF's football after chelsea's rise their tactics and style of play it just confusesme i cannot comprehend what style it was
Thinking about it, 2004 was maybe the craziest football year ever. Arsena's invincibles, Werder Bremen taking the double over Bayern München, Porto and Monaco in the CL finale and Greece of all teams winning the Europa Cup.
How could I forget that. Though it's not like Valencia was a big surprise. They were pretty much heavy weight back then. Clearly the number 3 behind Real and Barca, kind of what Atletico is today.@@bonfacemarube6196
Raymar Football did an awesome video on the downfall of AC Milan. But I’d love to see a video on how they came back up, as they can qualify for the champions league this season.
Nicolas Anelka wasn't a marquee signing... He was signed for next to nothing and was a prospect. Arsenal killed their club and future by not investing in the squad due to the cost of the new stadium. The power struggle at top level with shares and failed takeover bids didn't help either
Tbf to arsenal n Wenger, they did plan for the future of team in view of paying off the debt. That's why there were so many youngsters promoted quickly ,fabregas, diaby, senderos, nasri, van persie, denilson, lord bendtner etc etc. They were betting that they could replicate sir Alex Ferguson Beckham, Giggs, Nevile batch success. Unfortunately, that bet didn't pan out. Tho they did come close
@@silkychan6099 they did okay... But the new stadium killed the squad. They had to sell their players to keep the club going and try to get that top 4 spot for money too. RVP and Nasri were already well established players in their leagues. But arsenal in their prime would never sell to a rival
Seaman didn't retire the season before the invincibles. He went on a free to Man City, conceded 2 goals against us in a 2-1 Arsenal win and then retired because of a back injury, being replaced by David James. Edit: you even show Seaman in goal for City, whilst talking about Cashley.
After the invincibles we had a good generation with Van Persey, Fabregas, Walcott, Rositcky etc. All young prospects that Arsene brought. Then we had another good team with Ozil, Sanchez, Wilshere, Ramsey etc. They were both top 4 teams that Arsene brought for cheap because the club was broke paying off that stadium. Arsene was a brilliant scout, he could tell a talent better than anyone. But that stadium ruined us. Plus Chelsea and Man United started paying the players too much for us to compete with. And today Arsenal seems like a pitstop for young players to play a couple of seasons before they move to a bigger better club.
Arsenal fans disrespected Arsène Wenger in the end, Champions League football every season with a limiited budget. Just imagine if they won the Premier League the season Leicester got over the line, would he still be in charge today? I think so...
@@Sarahchick92 You got it the wrong way round, it's even worse that Arsenal still finished 10 pts behind Leicester despite doing the double over them. The mathematical difference that has, it meant Leicester got 16 points more than Arsenal against the other 18 teams. If Leicester had done the double over Arsenal then Leicester would've finished 22 points above Arsenal that season. So Arsenal needed those 2 wins to... still not avoid finishing double figures behind Leicester. I understand the criticism towards Wenger. 19 ChampionsLeague seasons with Arsenal, never won it and only reached the semi-finals twice. Terrible record.
@@cddb5408 2006 was unlucky. That run to the final was superb. 10men for most of the game. 2016 Carzola got injured. 2008 Eduardos injury ruined the team. Super unlucky
@@stephenstowers5630 Unlucky to face Barca you mean? It's a champions league final you expect hard opponents. You were lucky to face Champions league debutants Villarreal in the semi's. In the final Barca scored but the ref decided to make it 11 vs 10 instead because of Lehmann's last man foul and keep it 0-0 which you can argue both ways what you'd prefer but neither Arsenal could complain about as they did the offence yet knowing Arsenal they were always going to criticise whatever decision the ref would've made keeping the goal or 11 vs 10 if they ended up losing they'll say they would've preferred the other option. But Arsenal made it 1-0 from a wrongly awarded free-kick a typical Eboue dive so that was unlucky for Barca because really they scored first. Also Arsenal played very few English players during the competition and away to RMadrid first "English" team apparently to beat them at the Bernabau yet RMadrid fielded 2 English players to Arsenal's none. You can't talk about unlucky that season Arsenal scraped 4th on the last day because of another team got food poisoning.
Great Video Do one on Rooney as well, now that he has been out of the spotlight for a while and retired recently, it will help in reminding ppl how good he was
I recently found your channel and I have to say I’m really enjoying it! Keep up the good work man, I’m sure you’ll keep on growing. Cheers, from an Italian viewer!
Arsenals problem was has and ALWAYS be the defense. Back under Wenger ( I'm a Bayern fan since 94 ) I always wondered why they ALWAYS looked away from buying first class defenders...
I think the biggest reason is the other Premier League teams caught up to Wenger's methods with diets, training etc. Chelsea got a billionaire owner also hurt Arsenal. But the biggest reasons is the construction of the Emirates as star players were sold and inadequately replaced, and Kroenke bought the team after their Champions League defeat to Barcelona and they have not been good owners and were happy with Arsenal finishing in the top 4. I think Wenger did a wonderful job considering what restrictions he was working with
I just started to watch your channel (The Chelsea vid of course) funny how this is a day after they beat us home and away yesterday. The first time since this invincible season... Anyway you have my sub, your videos are one of the best I've watched on RU-vid ❤️
The main reason I became an Arsenal fan was because when I wad a kid, I thought Arsene Wenger had invented the club and named it after himself. I’ve just loved the club ever since lmao. It’s so cool to learn about the club’s history now with amazing videod like these.
Ppl dont get how arse wenger was important to arsenal when he left arsenal become a middtable team WHO almost cant even qualfy to Europa lig its Sad honestly that manager was just important as sir alex was fore man united
This is probably the best historical topic or niche football topic channel on RU-vid right now. In terms of the video footage, the script and the documentary quality. Well done. You deserve more subs.
The best quality of that arsenal side was the understanding of the game And intelligence which is the best way for covering the team weaknesses and winning matches when the team was out of form (which was a rare sight anyway) and it's the most overlooked qualities in football
I remember that period after the invincibility that there were several times Wenger commented on the lack of transfer funds while other reports stated that Arsenal had the biggest surplus in income of all Premiership teams (due to selling players away for more than they paid for them). Overall Wenger wasn't a big spender, but a great builder that pulled the max out of the players on hand. But on the other hand my personal thoughts are that the first time they gave him a larger sum he wasted it on subpar transfers and still had to rely on building up the unpolished players.
A lot of that money went directly into paying the stadium debt off. They made the move at a time the construction of brand new stadium was extremely expensive but the amount of revenue the club received was nowhere near as much as it is these days with the TV rights deals. That's why Wenger was so hamstrung when it came to spending a lot on transfers.
One biggest point missed here, The impact of arsenal wasn’t about wining , it was transforming the English game to a nice to watch one, more about possession, like Man City or Barcelona. It’s not about STAts or how many goals people scored. The English game was exciting but lacked flair compared to la liga duo. Chelsea won a lot too, but they won’t about possession
As the solid defence backbone is what makes my beloved Arsenal crumbles since the Invincibles..no matter how potent their strikeforce is..plus that once strong midfield duo tandems is never replicated since then is another cause for concern.
I think back then (and maybe now too) Arsenal has this weird rule on selling their stars when they reach over a certain age even when they are still physically in top form. This totally hurt their team chemistry IMO. But they have good young talents back then. Fabregas, Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey, Walcott to name a few.
I love how every record was miraculous until Messi and Ronaldo came into the scene. No matter how you look at it, we are truly blessed to have witnessed Messi and Ronaldo play.
even that record of henry's needed some truly crazy circumstances at barcelona for messi to be able to do it... his carry job in the last few years has been insane. however for a player to do the 20/20 in a team as stacked as arsenal's is just outrageous, especially at that time. he was a class above that arsenal team... and that arsenal team was probably the best in europe at the time. henry's ability in his prime is one of the best ever and it's criminal he didn't win a ballon d'or or fifa player of the year - probably because of bias against the english league.
I was 11 at that time, 'till that year I never liked football or sports, I really loved computer games tho, when my father bought me my first computer, a friend gift me "fifa 2000" and I played it because I or my fathers didn't have money to buy games, I remember playing with arsenal just because the shirt was cool but after that I started watching games on the weekends, some time after that I found myself waking up very early every weekend just to see arsenal games, principally thierry henry and bergkamp, this team made me love the game and now I'm 32 and I love football with passion, this team made me love the game, they were amazing, goals after 30 passes, amazing individuals, amazing team play, they were incredible, invincibles.
Preston North End did it first, English football didn't begin with the Premier League. But Arsenal's achievement was more remarkable in that they had to win 38 games vs Preston's 22 games in their invincible season.
Big up Football Iconic. Lots of people always talk about The Arsenal Invincibles, but for me Arsenal's team of 1997-98 and 2001-02, which both won the double, were probably even tougher physically and mentally. Where the Invincibles shade it, is in the style of football and the sheer arrogance in which they played. The Invincibles literally took the piss out most of the teams they played.
Gilberto Silva and Lauren deserve to get a lot more recognition and praises for their abilitys . 2 monsters that will always will be named last in the invicibles lineup sadly
Nice video, will appreciate better relevant flashback videos with little audio output, which connotes with the points you fashion...all the same, Nice efforts.
I've always believed Arsenal's drop after the unbeaten season was.due to the lack of crucial experienced players having left the club too early for economic reasons due to the construction of the new stadium. The players hierarchy was recklessly dismantled and the replacing players not only were too young but also physically not as imposing as those who had left...My target here is focused on the example of Viera having left and replaced by the incredible Cesc Fabregas. However brilliant and exciting Cesc has been, he absorbed too much pressure as a result of the responsibility he had acquired covering the position of Viera. Viera's departure on itself had in my belief impacted the harmonious on and off pitch partnership with the senior players that were part of the invincible. Further adding to that is the selling of Ashley Cole where AFC wasn't capable offering him a lucrative contract to keep him. Another youngster in Clichy replaced him. These combination of factors have contributed to the decline in Arsenal's supremacy. Lack of matured on pitch leadership, experience was apparent. Worth to mention also the new cash injected clubs in the EPL splashing money on expensive players surely and forming winning squads impacted not just AFC but the entire EPL teams with a sentiment of inferiority and complaints about unfair competition. AFC decline cannot be blamed over the stadium project but the transition in the specific window from the season end of 2003/4 to 2004/5 that sacrificed crucial players sold for cost minimising reasons related at financing the construction of the new stadium. It was just too fast aimed at bearing all the risk factors of losing top spots in favour of a target top 4 and CL football year after year. That's my understanding as a Gooner4life.
Definitely gonna be working on more of these type of videos in the future as well as the other specific player focused ones. The Barcelona team in 09 is a great shout!
@@FootballIconic no problem. im trying to make content on a game and whilst they arent the greatest, they are better than some peoples. the algorithm is just luck
David Seaman didn't retire he went to Man City, got injured then retired. It actually wasn't a good season for Lehmann, despite going a full season unbeaten he made a fair few mistakes in his first season.
Brilliant video and narrative 👏 IMO today's arsenal squad has a lack of passion and not enough strong players, leaders and winners. Expensive players bought from other clubs seem to think the world revolves around them and only care about themselves and the money which leads to low team morale and driving force 👎
I dont follow football much but i did hear about how amazing Arsenal was Bad management is a very toxic thing Negative atmosphere can sap energy and motivation There are very vested interests in the game who have hurt sport Sport needs to be just sport
Main reason we didn't continue and Chelsea overtook us is a stat from back then. Chelsea had a net spend of 684 million whilst Arsenal.....112 million. This was over a period of 4-6 years, was a long time ago, but basically spent over 5x more. They bought their success.
Bergkamp’s speed was underrated. His burst of speed was tremendous, technique i need not speak of. Ljundberg scored many important goals, a silent fighter. All in all, that team was just made for that.
