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Arsenal Academy Report for February 23, 2024

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“Last week, 2004 kicked off with us being pegged back at Goodison Park as Everton earned a 1-1 draw, leaving us chasing Manchester United at the top of the table.

As we attempted to cut United’s three-point gap at the top of the table, Middlesbrough arrived in north London for the first of four matches between the sides in three competitions across January.

The Teesiders would ultimately play a key role in how much domestic success we’d achieve in 2004, given after our league encounter we would tackle them in the FA Cup fourth round later in the month, sandwiched between a two-legged League Cup semi-final.”

Original Piece by Jonathon Rogers: Invincibles This Week: Middlesbrough Brushed Aside

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“Last week, we enjoyed back-to-back wins over the Christmas period with victories over Wolves and Southampton, but 2004 wouldn’t start the way we wished.

We had ended 2003 second in the Premier League table, just a point behind Manchester United and started the new year by thrashing Leeds United in the FA Cup third round.

But with the games coming thick and fast, we were soon back in league action as we travelled to Goodison Park to face an Everton side sitting 11th in a hugely congested table, three points off sixth but just five away from the drop zone.”

Original Piece by Jonathon Rogers: Invincibles This Week: 2004 Starts with a Draw

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"Last week, we were held to a third draw in four league matches as Bolton Wanderers struck late to knock us off top spot, but the Christmas period would bring us much-needed festive cheer.

The result at the Reebok Stadium ensured we wouldn’t be number one at Christmas, with us a point behind Manchester United at the Premier League summit. However, a home game against rock-bottom Wolves, whom he had thrashed 5-1 in the League Cup a few weeks earlier, was a huge opportunity to rebuild some momentum.

That would be needed with a trip to St Mary’s three days later to face a Southampton side occupying a Champions League spot heading into the festive fixtures."

Original Piece by Jonathon Rogers: Invincibles This Week: Wenger’s Merry Christmas

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"Last week, we managed to move back to the top of the table after beating Blackburn Rovers, however we would once again surrender the summit after a meeting with another north-west outfit.

Dennis Bergkamp’s solitary goal against Rovers was enough to see us leapfrog Chelsea back into top spot, and after beating West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup, our sixth game in 18 days saw us head to the Reebok Stadium to face Bolton Wanderers.

Sam Allardyce’s team’s style of football was proving to be a tough nut for teams to crack, including Claudio Ranieri’s Blue side who had fallen victim to the Trotters at Stamford Bridge the previous week."

Original Piece by Jonathon Rogers: Invincibles This Week: Bolt-on from the Blue

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"Last week, we were forced to settle for a point after a last-minute concession against Leicester City, but we would get back on track when Blackburn Rovers visited Highbury.

Successive draws against Fulham and Leicester City had seen us slip behind Chelsea at the league’s summit as we struggled to juggle competing in three competitions as the games came thick and fast.

Having secured a spot in the Champions League knockouts against the odds building up to the Blackburn game, focus could return to the task of overhauling the Blues, who would lose to Bolton Wanderers the day before our clash with a Rovers side sitting in the bottom half.”

Original Piece by Jonathon Rogers: Invincibles This Week: Bergkamp Beats Blackburn

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"Last week, we were held to a goalless draw at home against Fulham which saw us relinquish top spot in the Premier League, but a trip to lowly Leicester City offered a chance to get back to winning ways.

After the setback against the Cottagers, the following week would throw up a trip to the Walkers Stadium to face the Foxes, who had been struggling at the foot of the table but had won three of their previous four games to rally to 15th.

Attentions were also already turning to our final Champions League group game against Lokomotiv Moscow, where a win would seal our unlikely spot in the knockout stages having lost our first three matches.”

Original Piece by Jonathon Rogers: Invincibles This Week: Late Heartache at Leicester

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