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. Henry, Vieira, Bergkamp, Pires - just some of the stars who under Arsene Wenger transcended their individual abilities to become a truly invincible team. In Amy Lawrence's gripping and highly enjoyable account each player reveals the highs and lows of this extraordinary season. What was it that bonded them so tightly together? Where did the indefatigable spirit emerge from? What made them Invincible? 2014 Writer of the Year, Football Supporters' Federation 'Unbeatable insight. The inside story of one of English football's greatest teams.' Henry Winter 'Delightful, rare refreshing . . . a football book that takes the team not the stars as its starting point; that actually asks what it is that makes the 'chemistry' or 'team spirit' that in turn makes a squad into winners . . . It may also be an elegy for a time when that was the precondition of success, rather than the size of your wage bill and your access to foreign capital and global markets.' David Goldblatt, Guardian 'So full of exclusive interviews you'll soon feel like part of the squad. A worthy tribute.' Short List 'Fascinating for any sports fan and truly a gold mine for Arsenal supporters.' Alan Davies
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. Henry, Vieira, Bergkamp, Pires - just some of the stars who under Arsene Wenger transcended their individual abilities to become a truly invincible team. In Amy Lawrence's gripping and highly enjoyable account each player reveals the highs and lows of this extraordinary season. What was it that bonded them so tightly together? Where did the indefatigable spirit emerge from? What made them Invincible? 2014 Writer of the Year, Football Supporters' Federation 'Unbeatable insight. The inside story of one of English football's greatest teams.' Henry Winter 'Delightful, rare refreshing . . . a football book that takes the team not the stars as its starting point; that actually asks what it is that makes the 'chemistry' or 'team spirit' that in turn makes a squad into winners . . . It may also be an elegy for a time when that was the precondition of success, rather than the size of your wage bill and your access to foreign capital and global markets.' David Goldblatt, Guardian 'So full of exclusive interviews you'll soon feel like part of the squad. A worthy tribute.' Short List 'Fascinating for any sports fan and truly a gold mine for Arsenal supporters.' Alan Davies
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.
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.
Delightful . . . a football book that takes the team not the stars
as its starting point
*Guardian*
This book is so full of exclusive interviews you'll soon feel like
part of the squad. A worthy tribute to one of English football's
best ever teams, it makes you long for one more game at
Highbury
*Shortlist*
Unbeatable insight. The inside story of one of English football's
greatest teams
*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 Year*
The story of an amazing season wonderfully told through the eyes of
the men who made it happen. I can't recommend it highly enough
*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
*Daily Mirror*
I picked it up and couldn't 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
Chapman*
If 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*
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