Ten years down the road and Arsene Wenger is still at Arsenal. Not many coaches can boast that much time at a single club. Arsene has had his highs and his lows at Arsenal but since he arrived he has never finished below the top two, except for last season in the Premiership when he finished fourth just above one of their rival clubs in North London, Tottenham Hotspurs.
Arsenal's distinct style of play (when they are in form that is) has been known to mesmerize even opposing fans. Once when Arsenal visited Real Madrid, fans loyal to the Galactico's started chanting Henry's name after they were mesmerized by the style of play he displayed. Just another sign of what a genius Arsene is when it comes to the beautiful game.
In the 2004\2005 season, Arsenal went 49 league games unbeaten and were thus nicknamed the invincibles, they also repeated that run in last year's Champions League when they went through the whole campaign unbeaten before they lost to Barcelona in the final.
Thierry Henry can for sure say that Arsene is a true friend, for when everyone did not think very much of him (even Thierry did not like Henry) Arsene stuck with him and encouraged him. He nurtured him into the deadly striker that he is today and Liverpool were reminded of how dangerous he can be when he scored an outstanding goal against them at Anfield recently.
Apart from Liverpool, ten-man Arsenal defeated Blackburn Rovers 2-0 away and as always, Henry scored another breathtaking goal. All the young talent that Arsene dedicated his time and money to seems to be paying off. The likes of Robin Van Persie the Dutchman with a deadly left foot, Cesc Fabregas, Theo Wallcot and Jeremy Alliadere to name but a few.
It seems that this season Arsene is creating upsets everywhere he goes, a sure sign of his team's invincibility. In the beginning of the season, he visited his long time rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford and in a surprising change of history he managed to beat them 1-0, he also almost beat champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge were it not for a late goal.
With all the young talent that he has at his disposal, I believe this is just the beginning for the Gunners. All his young players are growing in stature, experience and confidence. This is an early warning sign for all clubs who stand in their way. BEWARE
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