Invincible: Inside Arsenal's Unbeaten 2003-2004 Season by Amy Lawrence (English)

Description: Invincible by Amy Lawrence, Arsène Wenger In 2003-04, Arsenal overcame every conceivable challenge to complete a 38-game league without a single loss. This book is based on players interviews, pivotal games and their moments. It also reveals the teamwork, the psychology and the struggle behind one of the greatest teams in history. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A gripping insiders account of how Arsenal became the first team in 100 years to go the entire season undefeatedIn 2003-04, Arsenal overcame every conceivable challenge to complete a 38-game league without a single loss. It was a feat unequalled in modern football. But for Arsene Wengers Invincibles, a team including legends Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira and Dennis Bergkamp, it was a challenge that went far beyond sport.Based on exclusive players interviews, this definitive book relives the pivotal games and moments, and allows the Invincibles to tell their own story. It takes readers inside the locker room, to reveal the teamwork, the psychology and the struggle behind one of the greatest teams in history. Notes An insiders account of how Arsenal became the first team in 100 years to go the entire season undefeated. A fly-on-the-wall account from a top sports writer, with a foreword by Arsene Wenger. Flap There is a gold edition of the Premier League trophy on display inside Arsenals 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 Arsenals 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 Wengers lifelong dream. In one season, a special group became invincible. That group was fascinating for the blend - characters who shared elite qualities but also added idiosyncratic personality to the mix. They pushed and inspired one another. It brought the best out of the likes of Jens Lehmann, a self-styled Mad German, Sol Campbell, an intense competitor, Robert Pires, an instant friend if you give him a football, Patrick Vieira, a soft-spoken, battle-hardened captain, Gilberto, a thoughtful Brazilian, Thierry Henry, a supremely gifted and obsessed scorer and creator, Dennis Bergkamp, the perfectionist conductor. This definitive book is based on their experiences told in exclusive player interviews. Football writer Amy Lawrence, who has reported on Arsenal for more than 25 years, weaves their recollections, as well as the testimonies of other key players and protagonists around the club, to allow them to tell their story. 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 clubs 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 Arsenals 2014 FA Cup victory, to put the Invincibles into important historical context. Full of insight, honesty and humour, this insiders 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. Author Biography Amy Lawrence has watched football avidly since her first trip to Highbury at the age of six, and has written about it, mostly for the Guardian and the Observer, for twenty years. She lives in London. Review Delightful . . . a football book that takes the team not the stars as its starting point -- David Goldblatt * Guardian *This book is so full of exclusive interviews youll soon feel like part of the squad. A worthy tribute to one of English footballs best ever teams, it makes you long for one more game at Highbury * Shortlist *Unbeatable insight. The inside story of one of English footballs greatest teams -- Henry Winter * Daily Telegraph *Perceptive and well-wrought . . . Provides all-areas access to the inner workings and passions of a top club and a famous team -- Sunday Times, Books of the YearThe story of an amazing season wonderfully told through the eyes of the men who made it happen. I cant recommend it highly enough -- Andrew Mangan * Arseblog *Fascinating for any sports fan and truly a gold mine for Arsenal supporters * Alan Davies *A fascinating and engrossing read from start to finish. Provides wonderful insight and anecdotes as well as revealing the dynamics and determination from within the dressing room -- John Cross * Daily Mirror *I picked it up and couldnt put it down. Brilliantly depicts a piece of football history * David Dein, Arsenal Vice-Chairman (1983-2007) *This is research at its riveting best. My only complaint about the book is that it had to end -- Patrick Barclay, author of The Life and Times of Herbert ChapmanIf you were there in 71 and/or 2004, buy the book. If only now do you appreciate that we probably had four of the six best payers on the planet back then, buy the book and read their words. Let me make it simple. If you are an Arsenal supporter, buy the book -- Goonerholic Promotional It was an achievement like no other - a Premier League side unbeaten for an entire season - but then Arsenal in 2003-2004 were a team like no other. Review Text Delightful . . . a football book that takes the team not the stars as its starting point Review Quote Delightful . . . a football book that takes the team not the stars as its starting point Promotional "Headline" A gripping insiders account of how Arsenal became the first team in 100 years to go the entire season undefeated Details ISBN0241970490 Author Arsène Wenger Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2015 ISBN-10 0241970490 ISBN-13 9780241970492 Format Paperback Publication Date 2015-05-07 Media Book Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Subtitle Inside Arsenals Unbeaten 2003-2004 Season Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Short Title INVINCIBLE Language English Residence US Birth 1957 DEWEY 796.3340942143 UK Release Date 2015-05-07 Pages 272 Narrator Susan McInearny Illustrator Daniel Miyares Affiliation Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Bipolar Clinic and Reseach Program, Massachusetts General Hospital Position Associate Professor of Psychiatry Qualifications Ph.D. Alternative 9780241970508 Audience General NZ Release Date 2015-06-23 AU Release Date 2015-06-23 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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