Wednesday, April 3, 2013

49 Matches Unbeaten Run

1. Arsenal

During English Premier League season 2003-2004, Arsenal has been going 49 matches without a defeat in the league. They have break the previous English record that has been setting by Nottingham Forest's record of 42 matches unbeaten after 26 years. They lose to Manchester United 2-0 through the goals from Ruud Van Nistelrooy (controversial penalty) and a strike from Wayne Rooney in their 50 matches. They are being called 'The Invincibles' with 36 won and 13 draw from 49 matches.

The Invicibles team:

Manager                : Arsene Wenger

Goalkeeper            : Jens Lehmann
Right-back             : Lauren Etame Mayer
Central Defender   : Sol Campbell
Central Defender   : Kolo Toure
Left-back               : Ashley Cole
Right Wing            : Fredrik Ljungberg
Central Midfielder  : Patrick Vieira
Central Midfielder  : Gilberto Silva
Left Wing               : Robert Pires
Secondary Striker   : Dennis Bergkamp
Striker                     : Thierry Henry

2. Juventus

During Italian Serie A season 2011-2012, Juventus has been going 49 matches without a defeat in the league. Although they didn't break the previous Italian record that has been setting by AC Milan's record of 58 matches from 1991 to 1993, this result already one of the great achievement by the team. They lose to Inter Milan 3-1 through the goals from Diego Milito (a penalty and a rebound) and a strike from Rodrigo Palacio, after leading from the very first minute through Arturo Vidal in their 50 matches. The team has been through with 33 won and 16 draw from 49 matches.

The team:

Manager                : Antonio Conte

Goalkeeper            : Gianluigi Buffon
Right-back             : Stephan Lichtsteiner
Central Defender   : Giorgio Chiellini
Central Defender   : Leonardo Bonucci
Left-back               : Paolo De Ceglie
Right Wing            : Simone Pepe
Central Midfielder  : Claudio Marchisio
Central Midfielder  : Andrea Pirlo
Central Midfielder  : Arturo Vidal
Striker                    : Mirko Vucinic
Striker                    : Alessandro Del Piero

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