Arsenal (The Gunners) | Special Thread

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Hongereni Arsenal...

 

[Sizinga]

Ntuzu asante, sasa umebaki wewe weekend ijayo

Thanks..We are coming to YOU!! Be ready Ntuzu

 

[Onenge]

Arsenal forever,jah bless our team.

 

[Ntuzu]

Thanks..We are coming to YOU!! Be ready Ntuzu

You are dreaming my friend! Do you remember what you got for Liverpool?

 

[Sizinga]

You are dreaming my friend! Do you remember what you got for Liverpool?

Ile ni Liverpool na nyie ni Chelsea, nakubaliana kwa liver ila sio unaona after a week tu tulivyom-butua kwenye FA? au unajitoa ufahamu? Ndo uone kwa Liverfool walitubahatisha tu. Nawasubiri kwa hamu sana Chelsea by the way tuombe uzima. Utakimbia jamvi hapa

 

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Ile ni Liverpool na nyie ni Chelsea, nakubaliana kwa liver ila sio unaona after a week tu tulivyom-butua kwenye FA? au unajitoa ufahamu? Ndo uone kwa Liverfool walitubahatisha tu. Nawasubiri kwa hamu sana Chelsea by the way tuombe uzima. Utakimbia jamvi hapa

Askari haogopi vita au hakimbii vita Hasa akiwa na mabomu mazito!

Timu yng kwa sasa Ni balaa! Ukitia mguu naukata kabisa!

 

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Golden Years: As Wenger takes charge of Arsenal for the 1,000th time
It all started in the autumn of 1996, with one newspaper famously asking 'Arsene Who?'Now, 18 years on, there isn't a fan of the game anywhere in the world who doesn't know the Arsenal manager.
Wenger's influence over his club, and English football as a whole, has been profound, and as the Frenchman takes charge of the Gunners for the 1,000th time this weekend, our weekly series Golden Years focuses on the man they nicknamed 'Le Professeur'.
From the time he first took charge at Highbury, these photographs reflect on his successes, feature some of the finest players in football over the past couple of decades, and even take in a change of stadium. We also remember Wenger's pre-Arsenal days at the bottom of this article.
Feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of this article, and we'll have more nostalgic pictures for you next Wednesday.

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We start with a delightful picture from 1996, with Wenger and assistant Pat Rice at Arsenal's London Colney training ground shortly after the Frenchman was appointed. Wenger left Japanese club Nagoya Grampus Eight to replace Bruce Rioch as Arsenal boss, and Rice was named as his assistant. Rice is a true club legend, having played for the Gunners for 14 years, and served as youth team coach from 1984 until he became Wenger's assistant

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One newspaper asked 'Arsene Who?' when the Frenchman was appointed in 1996, and the vast majority of football fans in this country knew little about the new Arsenal boss. In the above picture, he is seen with a copy of 'Gunners' magazine, in the below photograph he is seen speaking with the media

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Wenger first took charge of Arsenal on October 12 1996, with a match against Blackburn at Ewood Park. Here he is on the bench for that game with Rice and physio Gary Lewin. Wenger enjoyed a winning start to his long reign, 2-0 thanks to two goals from Ian Wright. The Londoners eventually finished the 1996-97 season in third. Wenger's influence - he completely altered diet and match preparation at Arsenal, and introduced a new brand of passing football - was already starting to take effect

 

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Wenger's first full season at Arsenal, 1997-98, proved to be a glorious one, with the club winning a second double to go alongside their famous 1970-71 success. A fantastic run of form in the final few months of the Premier League season saw the Gunners overhaul Manchester United and finish top of the pile. Above, Wenger celebrates as the Gunners clinch the title with a 4-0 win over Everton. Below, Wenger holds the Premier League trophy with club captain Tony Adams

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Wenger has enjoyed the FA Cup during his time in English football, with his first success in the competition sealing their 1998 double. A 2-0 win over Newcastle, thanks to goals from Marc Overmars and Nicolas Anelka, had Wenger celebrating in the Wembley sunshine. Newcastle boss Kenny Dalglish doesn't look quite as happy

 

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British football may have been in the doldrums in many ways in the 1980s but by the late 1990s it was fashionable again, and Prime Minister Tony Blair often associated himself with the game's leading figures. In this 1998 picture, Mr Blair enjoyed a kick-about with Wenger in the garden at No 10 Downing Street to launch that year's Poppy Appeal. Among the others in attendance is Des Lynam, for many years Britain's most famous sports presenter on television

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Wenger congratulates Thierry Henry after the French star scored a brilliant goal against Manchester United in 2000. Wenger, who knew Henry previously at Monaco, signed the forward from Juventus in 1999 for £11 million. Over eight years in north London, Henry became one of Arsenal and the Premier League's greatest players

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Wenger has never been afraid of fighting his team's corner, and here he complains to a UEFA official during a Champions League clash with Lazio in 2000. The game in Rome ended 1-1. Since 1998, Arsenal have made themselves a permanent fixture of Europe's premier club competition, appearing for 16 consecutive seasons

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Wenger with another one of Arsenal's all-time greats here, Dennis Bergkamp. The Dutchman was actually signed by previous manager Rioch, but came to be one of the great stars of the Wenger era. The pair are celebrating a crucial 2-1 win for Arsenal at Aston Villa in March 2002, a result that helped Arsenal on the way to the league title. A victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup final at Cardiff meant a second double in five seasons for Wenger and the Gunners

 

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Of all the memorable days and nights under Wenger, one that Arsenal fans treasure most is the Sunday afternoon they clinched the 2003-04 title at their great rivals Tottenham, with a 2-2 draw. In the above picture, Wenger celebrates with Lauren after the game at White Hart Lane. The other players in this picture are Ashley Cole, Gilberto Silva, and Bergkamp. Below, Wenger holds up the Premier League trophy to fans outside Islington Town Hall following their title success. It is probably the most celebrated of Arsenal's 13 title wins, as the Gunners went through the whole league season unbeaten, earning the nickname 'The Invincibles'

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Wenger's greatest adversary during nearly two decades in English football has surely been Sir Alex Ferguson. For many years, the battles between Wenger's Arsenal and Ferguson's Manchester United were compelling and memorable, and the two managers often found themselves exchanging heated words on and off the pitch. In the above picture, Wenger tries to make his point to Ferguson during a 2004 Premier League match at Highbury. As the years went on, their relationship seemed to mellow, possibly as a result of Wenger's teams not challenging United as often. The below picture, from 2012, illustrates the growing harmony in the relationship

 

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A picture of Wenger here during Arsenal training in 2006. It was a landmark year for him and club in many ways, with the Gunners leaving their legendary Highbury home and reaching a first ever European Cup final. Also in this picture are goalkeeper Jens Lehmann and winger Jose Antonio Reyes

 

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Wenger receives the acclaim from fans on an emotional occasion in May 2006, the final game to ever be played at Highbury. A 4-2 win for Arsenal over Wigan, with Thierry Henry scoring a hat-trick, helped the Gunners to overhaul local rivals Spurs and finish in fourth place to qualify for the Champions League. Highbury was Arsenal's home for 93 years before they made the move to the Emirates

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Wenger won seven trophies in his first eight full seasons at Arsenal, but since the 2005 FA Cup the Frenchman has failed to add to his trophy haul. The most painful defeat came in Paris in 2006, when Arsenal lost to Barcelona in the European Cup final. The Gunners led through a Sol Campbell header, but Barcelona scored twice to deny the Gunners. Here is Wenger consoling Gilberto after the game at the Stade de France. Also in this picture are Freddie Ljungberg and a distraught Campbell

 

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Arsenal remain the biggest English club to have moved home, with the Gunners departing Highbury for the Emirates in 2006. Here's a picture of Wenger, who has overseen the transition, during the first match played at the new stadium, a Dennis Bergkamp testimonial between Arsenal and Ajax in July 2006

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How delighted do the fans look in the above picture? Wenger is seen cycling to training during Arsenal's pre-season camp in Bad Waltersdorf, Austria, in 2007. In the below picture, we can see a classic Wenger pose, as he watches from the touchline during an Emirates Cup match between Arsenal and Italian giants Inter Milan in 2007

 

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It would have been remiss not to have included a picture of Wenger and his trademark coat. On the left, the Frenchman leaves the pitch at half-time during Arsenal's clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford earlier this season. On the right, Wenger flicks the ball to Sunderland's George McCartney to take a throw in 2008

 

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Wenger has had many superstars playing for him in his time at Arsenal, the most recent being Dutchman Robin van Persie, seen here celebrating with the Arsenal boss during a memorable Champions League clash with Barcelona at the Emirates in 2011, which Arsenal won 2-1. Not only has Wenger worked with many stars, he has also sold a lot - this includes Van Persie, who left Arsenal for Manchester United in the summer of 2012

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Wenger goes on and on in the Arsenal job, and with Ferguson now retired, he is by some distance the longest-serving manager at any club in English football. His 999th game in charge came last weekend at Tottenham, where Wenger saw his men claim a crucial 1-0 win to keep themselves right in this season's title race, thanks to a fine early strike from Tomas Rosicky. Here is Wenger shouting instructions at White Hart Lane last Sunday

 

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[h=2]And there was life before Arsenal for Arsene too...[/h]

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Wenger was born in 1949, and was introduced to football by his father, who was manager of a local team. Although he would later go on to become of the most famous names in world football, Wenger enjoyed a modest playing career. Here is one of the earliest pictures of Wenger in action, during his student days

 

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The first team Wenger managed was French outfit Nancy, between 1984 and 1987, before he left for Monaco. Here is a picture of Wenger shortly after he took over in 1987, alongside two Englishmen. Mark Hately joined from AC Milan, while Glenn Hoddle, one of the most charismatic players of his generation, moved from Tottenham

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Wenger is seen here saying farewell to fans at Japanese outfit Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1996 - he was in Japan for little more than 18 months


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Wenger pictured here in 1992, during his time in charge of Monaco - in seven seasons in charge, he impressively led the club to one title and one French Cup

 

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Here's a picture of Wenger with Dutch legend Johan Cruyff before a Champions League clash between Monaco and Cruyff's Barcelona in the 1993-94 season. Strangely, Cruyff was at one stage the favourite to take the Arsenal job in 1996, before Wenger was appointed as the man to replace Rioch at Highbury

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Our final picture comes from a Nagoya Grampus Eight training session. Wenger is still a popular and highly respected figure in the country, regularly appearing on Japanese TV as a pundit. He was one of the main pundits during the 2002 World Cup, a tournament co-hosted by Japan and Korea

 

[Mndengereko]

you know its pes when you see this.

 

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Msikilize David Dein makamu mwenyekiti wa zamani wa Arsenal anavyosema sababu ya trophyless seasons na kununua wachezaji wa mafungu.

"But with that comes it's own tensions because the truth is we didn't have enough money at the time. We were really punching above our weight. We had to buy bargains, get players cheaply and develop our own. There was a balancing act between building the stadium and keeping the team competitive. The fact that Arsene has managed to do that is an enormous achievement. "In a way I think he is a victim of his own success."

Source BBC Sport - Arsene Wenger: Arsenal boss's appointment was destiny - Dein
Kwa wapenzi wa Arsenal labda na wengine- msiwe mnamlaumu Wenger pekee yake bila kuangalia vitu kwa big picture.