The Invincibles

In the 2003-04 season something happened that no one could have expected. The last time it even happened was at the end of the 19th century, in 1888 when Preston North End did it. In the 03-04 season, Arsenal went undefeated in the league. 38 games, 0 losses. This impressive season is historical for many reasons. Let me also mention that this is the last time that Arsenal had won a championship. But, with that, let's talk about the season itself and how impressive this feat really is.

The year before, in the 02-03 season Arsenal had gone 30 games unbeaten before Wayne Rooney ended their streak with a spectacular strike. Rooney, at the time was 16-years old and the talk around the world. The goal, which was truly amazing, ultimately let Everton ruin Arsenal's run of games without a loss. This occurred after Arsenal's coach famously argued that a team could go undefeated throughout a whole season. But this goal was a vital goal because as many Manchester United fans, this was the start of Arsenal's fall in 02-03 which led to Manchester United winning the league that year, preventing Arsenal from winning back to back titles.

Going into the 03-04 season there was a lot of hype around the EPL. Chelsea, who now are known to be a global team, had just been bought by a Russian billionaire who made it clear that they were going to spend money to become a great club. With that, Arsenal and United's rivalry was at its peak. Arsenal's goalie, David Seamen (who can be seen in the above video with the long hair), had left for Manchester City. As such, they brought in German keeper Jens Lehmen. Along with Lehmen they brought in both Jose Antonio Reyes and Robin van Persie, who both played vital roles in Arsenal's success in 03-04. 

One can imagine the hype that was there for Arsenal fans going into this season. Expectations were high within the club, but many in the media thought this was the end of a great team. Thierry Henry had something else to say about that. Henry, who can be seen in the first video of the blog hyping the league, was the leading scorer for Arsenal that season, with 30 goals in the league. Henry, time and time again, scored vital goals during Arsenal's run to remain undefeated. As a result, he won both the players' vote and the media's vote as the player of the year.

Although Arsenal had put forward a season to remember, many of their critics cite that they had failed to win any other competition during that season. Although that is true, this accomplishment is considered by many to be equally as tough due to the fact that they played 38 games to do so. As a result, Arsenal's team in 03-04 was voted the best team in the 20 years of the "Premier League" since the name change in 1992. Lastly, as I tend to do, I have put below a video of Thierry Henry's goals. He was an amazing player, who I hated because he scored so many goals against United. That said, he was a class act and considered to be a legend of the league.