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In English football, "The Invincibles" is a nickname used to refer to the Preston North End team of the 1888–89 season, managed by William Sudell, [1] [2] and the Arsenal team of the 2003–04 season managed by Arsène Wenger. [3]
Wenger made it to 3 EFL Cups finals with Arsenal but never won that competition. His final home game was a 5–0 win against Burnley on 6 May 2018, where he received a standing ovation before the game and was gifted the gold mini-replica Premier League trophy he won during the 2003–04 Invincibles season as a departing gift from Arsenal.
Arsène Charles Ernest Wenger (born 22 October 1949) is a French former football manager and player who is currently serving as FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development. He was the manager of Arsenal from 1996 to 2018, where he was the longest-serving and most successful in the club's history.
Arsene Wenger was one of the first Premier League bosses to truly tap into the global transfer market, having taken charge of the Gunners in 1996.
Wenger felt the result showed there was "...a special mental strength in the team", while Cole compared it to England's victory against Germany in 2001 but added "this was even better." [ 200 ] Arsenal won 2–0 against Lokomotiv Moscow to top Group B. Jacob Lekgetho 's dismissal in the eighth minute meant the visitors played the remainder of ...
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When Arsenal was founded in 1886 by munition workers' from Woolwich, the club resisted the lure of professionalism and remained an amateur side. [12] Success in local cup competitions soon followed, and a tie against Derby County in the FA Cup on 17 January 1891 led to the opposition approaching two of Arsenal's players, in view of offering them professional contracts. [12]
The Double-winning side, however, was soon broken up and the following decade was characterised by a series of near misses: Arsenal lost three FA Cup finals (1971–72, 1977–78, and 1979–80) and the 1979–80 Cup Winners' Cup final on penalties. The club's only success during this time was an FA Cup win in 1978–79 against Manchester United.