In September 1996 a Frenchman, so little known in English football that fans asked "Arsène Who?", walked into Arsenal. In the subsequent 22 years as manager he transformed the club. A total renovation of the training, stadium, style, economics of the team and the attraction of a global audience has taken place under Wenger's instruction.
This fascinating era is chronicled from the very beginning with distinctive photographs taken from inside the inner sanctum of the club by official Arsenal photographer Stuart MacFarlane, who has had privileged access for many years. Award winning journalist Amy Lawrence introduces each section to set the scene.
This captivating collection of images is captioned with personal anecdotes from Arsène Wenger himself as he reminisces about the significant moments and people that have defined his time at the club.
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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.
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
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
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.
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.
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)