The Invincible’s: Breakdown in 49 (part 3/4)

23. Arsenal 4 – 1 Middlesbrough, 10th of January 2004, Highbury. Henry 38′ (pen.), Queudrue 45′ (og.), Pires 57′, Ljungberg 68′. After a dissappointing draw against Everton, the Arsenal faithful were expecting a good result against an average Middlesbrough team, and that’s exactly what they got. As Vieria was taken out in the penalty area…

The Invincible’s: Breakdown in 49 (part 4/4)

36. Tottenham Hotspur 2 – 2 Arsenal, 25th of April 2004, White Hart Lane. Vieira 3′, Pires 35′. With Arsenal only needing a point against local rivals Tottenham to win the league, the Gunners’ game plan from the off was clear – to win. With just 3 minutes on the clock, Thierry Henry broke out…

David Seaman: The underrated hero

People forget but he works hard in training and he gets the reward for that. He is an example of professionalism and a great example for the young goalkeepers. – Arsène Wenger Born in Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, the Englishman on the 19th of September 1963, started out his career at Leeds United after supporting them…

Tomas Rosicky: Arsenal’s Mozart

      You can follow 11cannons and keep up with his amazing artwork on his Twitter here: @11cannons Or Check out his website here: http://theartillery.bigcartel.com/ – “People having their opinion is absolutely fine. But sometimes it’s just about the team itself. Every day, you have to fight for your club. Sometimes it’s not easy when…

Laurent Koscielny: ‘The leap’

Website: http://theartillery.bigcartel.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/11cannons In many ways, Laurent has to be one of the most intriguing players that Arsenal have ever signed. Since signing for Arsenal in 2010, Laurent has come on leaps and bounds in his career in north London, and after some fans were left wondering why we were signing a, shall we say, not very well-known…

Thierry Henry: The Titi story

“If you look at the whole package, with everything Henry has, I don’t think you can find that anywhere else. You give him the ball in the right place and his acceleration will take him past any defender in the world.” – Dennis Bergkamp  Whether you like him or love him, and no, I’m not…