Comments on: Team comparison – The Invincibles: Arsenal 2003-04 vs Juventus 2011-12

By: Giacomo Fracassi (Giakimo)

Giacomo Fracassi (Giakimo) — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:43:17 +0000

No problem :)
Also Bergkamp scored very few goals. Was his contribution more in terms of assist?
What thing I really liked about last year Juventus was the striking force of all the players. At times it was a flaw, because many times the strikers were on a off-day, but overall it meant that they were dangerous with every player. Something also Chelsea experienced on Tuesday.

By: Liam Corbett

Liam Corbett — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:57:57 +0000

Giakimo – thanks for the corrections!

Yes, I was also surprise just how reliant they were on Henry, and taking Pires out, just how poorly the midfield did in terms of goals. It might just be the way they were set up, but Ljungberg in his prime (01-02) was a lot more prolific

By: Giakimo

Giakimo — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:54:43 +0000

Very interesting article. I didn’t know Arsenal rely so much on the efforts of Henry, surely at his best ever.
This Juventus team is not called the Invicibles (rather the Unbeatens) because AC Milan 1991-92 is, as they currently have the unbeaten record in Serie A with 58 match undefeated (spanning from the end of 1990-91 season to the middle of 1992-93).
Plus, the image with the formations is slightly wrong, as Chiellini was the left-back and not Barzagli.