The Wenger Revolution: Twenty Years of Arsenal

by Amy Lawrence, Stuart Macfarlane (Illustrations), Arsène Wenger (Foreword)

In September 1996 a Frenchman, so little known in English football the newspaper headline ran “Arsene Who?”, walked into Arsenal. In the subsequent twenty years as manager he has transformed the club. English football's longest serving manager has overseen a period of radical change. His experience spans across the spectrum from complex challenges to historic success.
The Wenger Revolution chronicles this fascinating era through the combination of distinctive photographs taken from the inner sanctum, and words from Amy Lawrence.
This is a stunning photographic journey, based on the images captured by official club photographer Stuart MacFarlane, who has had exclusive access for many years. Publication coincides with the twentieth anniversary of Wenger's arrival in England.
The Arsenal he joined bears little resemblance to what the club looks like as we approach 2016. A total renovation in terms of training, stadium, style, economics and a global audience has taken place under Wenger's instruction. His successes illustrate what a sensation he created in English football. He is regarded as a guru of new football methods, getting a club with a traditional English culture to give up drinking, modernize diet, embrace new training methods, and play with a panache that ripped up the stereotype of Boring Arsenal. The Wenger Revolution is worth commemorating, and this book will do so in style.

Genres: Football, Nonfiction, Biography

208 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2016

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Amy Lawrence has watched football avidly since her first trip to Highbury at the age of six. She has written two acclaimed books about Arsenal, Proud to Say That Name and Invincible.

Reviews

[Mahlon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A must have for any Arsene or arsenal fan! Not really sure why the publisher decided to release it on Kindle as it's more of a coffee table book with lush color photographs, but I'm glad they did because it's a less expensive option for Arsenal fans in the USA. It looks great on the color devices though, such as my iPad using the Kindle reading app

[Dastaan · Rating 4 out of 5]

خيلي كناب خوبيه ، از همه كتاب هاي تشريفاتي باشگاهي كه چن تا عكس تكراري از صحنه هاي هزار بار ديده شده رو از نو چاپ مي كنن صد سر و گردن بالاتره
بديش مي دوني فقط به كجاست
اين انتظار كشدار براي موفقيت، از دوهزار و شيش تا الان، و دل بستن به مهره هاي بي غيرتي مث فابرگاس و ولكات و بازيكن هاي معمولي كه پيراهن ستاره ها و اسطوره ها رو دوازده سال به تن كردن، اين خو گرفتن به معمولي ها و بي غيرت ها، واقعا اشتهاي من رو خراب كرده
تماشاي اين عكس ها، نكته ي منفي اش براي من به اين بود كه اون آرسنال اعجوبه ها رو ديگه نميشناختم
آرسنال جنگجو ها، مادر قهوه ها، نقش منفي ها
برام غريبه بود، جاكشي فردي ليونگبرگ برام غريب بود ديگه
بازيكن هاي نرم تن أوج آرزوهاي ما هرس كردن
انقدر انرژي صرف هواداري تيم ناكام كرديم كه جنس هواداري مون، تراژدي باز شده، قهرمان ها به نظر عجيب مي رسن

[Eric Lynch · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a wonderful review of the Wenger’s years at the Arsenal but I do have to warn that this is more a collection of photos with commentary rather than a traditional book (i.e., long form). Still very much enjoyable (especially the list of players he has given appearances to) but the book format was different that anticipated.

[Thomas Higgins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun look back over all of the Wenger years with commentary from the man himself. I enjoyed seeing all the players through Stuart's camera lens. Really great book for any Arsenal fan.

[Dominic King · Rating 3 out of 5]

Disappointingly Short

Bit disappointed as a Gooner.
Promised a lot but largely a puff piece without any real insight on players, transfers, tactics, controversies.

[ทิวัตถ์ ชุติภัทร์ · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the modern football era, there's no any manager in the world who's serving the club longer than him. Still, he is probably one of the unluckiest manager in the whole world. Got humiliated in the UCL round of 16 every year, sometimes his team played too many matches, sometimes his team played too few matches, sometimes referee didn't award penalty.

Almost signed Messi, Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic, Suarez, Kante to create The New Invicibles! But ended up with bargain players like Giroud, Koscielny, Sanchez, and Özil. And yet, he still came out with FA Cup champion and a UCL Group stage with a lower budget than the rest of big 6 even Tottenham!!! The biggest signing he ever made was less than half of the transfer of Paul Pogba. And yet he was highly respected for his attributes in the club's success and the financial stability. He was admired by the managers all over the world with the likes of Ancelotti, Bilic, Emery, and even the great SAF (Sir Alex Ferguson)

[... · Rating 1 out of 5]

عبارة عن جملتين ملصوقة فيها 20 الف صورة

[Michael Bates · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the book, an unbiased review can be found here: https://www.itsroundanditswhite.co.uk...