France · 1996 – 2018

Arsène Wenger

He arrived talking about nutrition and scouting analytics and left with three league titles and an unbeaten season. English football copied most of his ideas within a decade.

ArsenalPrincipal clubs

1996 – 2018Span

““I tried to make the club a place where people want to come to work.””

Philosophy

Possession, short passing, full-backs high and a mobile striker. His teams were the first in England to treat the pitch as a grid to be controlled rather than a field to be fought over.

The record

The 2003-04 Invincibles: 38 matches, 26 wins, 12 draws, no defeats.
Three league titles and seven FA Cups.
Signed Patrick Vieira, Thierry Henry and Cesc Fàbregas for a combined £23m.