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When we were kings

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Season 2003/04, it wasn’t that long ago really, anyway, back to the (statistically) best Arsenal team ever:

Played 38, Won 26, Drew 12, Lost 0

Goals for 73, Goals against 26, Goal dif 47

Points 90 = Premier League Champions

So, what the bloody hell are they all doing these days?

Jens Lehmann

The mad German has returned to the fold, all be it temporarily, just to cheese Manuel off (again) and prove he is still a better keeper.

(Ralph) Lauren

The man, who beat ‘The Horse’ in replacing Dixon, was last seen on Sky Sports La Liga as Guillem Balague’s punditorial sidekick.

Sol Campbell

Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell, the first Bosman transfer from the Spuds to Arsenal. The only Arsenal player to score in a Champions League final, the player that Shrek dived into in the 50th game, the first one to come back, is currently gaining splinters on Newcastle Utd bench, if he’s lucky!!!

Kolo Toure

In the first instance, the surprise choice as Sol’s centre back partner. Kolo is currently waiting to hear on the F.A’s decision to ban him from the game after failing a drug test. Touted to be the next face of the ‘Just Say No’ campaign.

Ashley Cole

Can be found shooting youth players in West London and drowning his sorrows in West End nightclubs. One of Arsenal’s best ever left-backs, blew all the good work by becoming a scab!!

Freddie Ljungberg

Andy William’s song was our wedding song. My wife wasn’t very happy when in the second chorus I started singing, ‘we love you Freddie cos you’ve got red hair’. She got her own back by posting the life size Calvin Klein modelling shot in our bedroom! After a couple of seasons taking it easy in Seattle and Chicago, Fred is avoiding all the madness by playing for Celtic!

Paddy Vieira

Wenger’s pre-arrival, first signing, Paddy captained Arsenal to immortality. Vieira holds the dubious honour of being Arsene’s most dismissed player (9 in total). Paddy now is earning his ‘last move, big pay cheque’ in Sheik City’s ultra-attack minded midfield and has recently won his 5 F.A cup winners medal.

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6 comments

  • Boo! says:

    What a great team this was. Back then we had a great golkeeper, defenders, midfielders and strikers. In general our team was great, even the players who were on the bench. What a team and I personally think we will never see a team like that again.

  • Iain says:

    An Amazing Team, a brilliant article well done 🙂

  • nicky says:

    @Boo,
    Never despair. Arsenal will, one day soon, surpass even the Invincibles.
    Until then there will be many upsets as well as triumphs.
    Players will come and go and changes made in team strategy and tactics.
    The Manager will be inundated with advice from all quarters on who to sign and how to play.
    As a fan since the middle 30’s I can report that things haven’t really changed in all that time.
    Supporting Arsenal is not, and never has been, for the fainthearted and there will always be times when the loyalty of fans is sorely tested. The past season has been a prime example of that.
    The answer is simply to keep the faith and things will come right. With Arsenal, they usually do.

  • Amr says:

    Bruce Rioch steadied the ship for us after George Graham left, he finished 5th after 2 years of us in the lower half of the table…saying signing Bergkamp is the ONLY good thing he did for us, i wouldn’t agree with… “the BEST thing he did for Arsenal” that statement i would agree with. Have a nice day, thanks for the read.

  • GOONERBOY says:

    best team we we will see eber WHO THE F**K ARE BARCALONA

  • Chukwuma Echezona says:

    i really miss that squad. doubt if we could replace it.

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