His teams reached 53 straight wins by compiling back - to -
back unbeaten seasons of 25 - 0 and 28 - 0 in 1972 and 1973.
Not exact matches
We also have our own form to fall
back on however, having gone
unbeaten since the opening weekend of the
season, although our consecutive 1 - 1 draws with rivals Manchester United and Tottenham will not have us full of confidence going into the match.
Look
back to the very start of the
season, when the knives were out for the boss after Arsenal picked up just a point from the first two games against Liverpool and Leicester, after which we went on an 18 game
unbeaten run.
This
season the pride — and the Tide — are
back, as was completely apparent in Birmingham last Saturday when Alabama bit, chewed and digested previously
unbeaten Mississippi 40 - 6.
The Chelsea team of Jose Mourinho went a long time
unbeaten a few years
back and Man City have looked a bit unbeatable at the start of this
season and the last one, but the only side yet to lose an EPL game so far this
season is Tottenham and it just so happens that our north London rivals are heading to the Emirates to face Arsenal next.
That result may have brought us
back to challenge at the top of table, but it also means that Tottenham are still
unbeaten after the first 7 League games and are setting themselves up to go for gold themselves this
season.
We went through a whole
season unbeaten &
back then, we still had controversial referees that always seemed against us
back then.
When you realise that West Ham are now
unbeaten in a 16 game run stretching
back to August, to take a point would look like a good result if it wasn't at such a crucial time of the
season.
Jose Mourinho wasn't the only problem Chelsea had, as the club have yet to win
back - to -
back Premier League games this
season — even during the
unbeaten run in England under Guus Hiddink.
City, who are yet to concede in their opening three games of the new
season, have not tasted defeat since the 4 - 2 reverse in the derby at Old Trafford against Manchester United
back in April and Pellegrini says his squad are desperate to maintain their
unbeaten run:
Tottenham appeared in slight danger of losing an
unbeaten run which stretches
back to the opening day of the
season, although they nearly nicked the points themselves through Clinton N'Jie.
Actually Kieran Gibbs is also
unbeaten in his last 14 games for Arsenal, although that run stretches
back into last
season.
Let's not forget we are
unbeaten this
season in fact our
unbeaten run now stretches
back to everton last
season, 14
unbeaten.
One thing we must NOT change is our
unbeaten run, stretching right
back until everton away last
season.
Arsenal as a club went
unbeaten for a whole
season, but that was
back then, you can't be relying on what you did in the past, you are only as good as your last few games.
If we had options at the
back I think people would be saying... can Arsenal go a
season unbeaten... again.
Going by that statement I doubt very much whether Mourinho would be happy for Petr Cech to move to the Emirates in the summer, but just say that Wenger did invest in a new DM as competition for Coquelin, another top - class centre -
back, and most importantly, another super top class striker to rotate with Olivier Giroud, could we reallymanage to go another whole
season unbeaten?
A microcosm of Arsenal's
season where we go on an
unbeaten run and think we're a shoe - in for the title next term only to see us balls it up when the pressure is applied and reality sinks
back in.
While they were able to salvage a point and remain
unbeaten under Guus Hiddink thanks to late heroics by Diego Costa, they may have lost centre -
back Kurt Zouma for the foreseeable future to one of the most shocking injuries in the Premier League this
season.
We went 20 game
unbeaten run when he was playing up top then our
season fell apart as soon as Mr Potatoe h Head put him
back out on the wing.
And although Madrid have yet to keep a clean sheet in this
season's Champions League, Zidane's men have scored in an incredible 58 consecutive matches, putting more pressure on Atleti's
back line to do a job tonight and extend a four - month - plus
unbeaten run away.
The New England Revolution extended their
unbeaten record at home to 10 games dating
back to last
season in Saturday's 2 - 2 draw...
The Blues romped to a 5 - 0 home win over the Toffees in last
season's corresponding fixture and they have remained
unbeaten on home soil against Everton since a defeat
back in November 1994.
It's been quite a ride, including talk of an
unbeaten season before Manchester City roared
back into contention.
While the 27 - year - old's immediate attention after this summer was on having a well - deserved break following a
season in which she remained
unbeaten and cleared a world - leading Greek record of 4.91 m, she is looking forward to getting
back into training ahead of another important year.
The Cottagers were full of goals last
season and away from home last term they posted a fantastic W12 D6 L5 record and they are
unbeaten in their last four away games in the Championship now (W3 D1) in the carry over from the
back end of last
season.
Two goals in the final 10 minutes at Goodison Park maintained Arsenal's
unbeaten start to the
season and Wenger feels it was important not to go into Wednesday's crucial Champions League qualifier against Besiktas on the
back of a defeat.
A 10 - game
unbeaten run, eight outings of which have resulted in victories, has propelled Milan
back into the hunt for a top - four finish in Serie A this
season, and with that comes the all - important qualification for the Champions League.
United have a 25 - match
unbeaten run in the Premier League, losing three league matches all
season, the last
back in October.
Let's throw it
back to last
season, when Barcelona was on their 39 game
unbeaten streak.
Villa, who were previously
unbeaten in seven heading into Christmas, have now lost
back - to -
back games in the league following the defeat at Arsenal, just two days before they succumbed to their second home defeat of the
season to Liverpool.
After suffering
back to
back defeats at Newcastle in recent times, the visitors will have to up their game going into this one if they're going to maintain their
unbeaten start to the
season.
A second successive loss should be out of the question however, with Sunderland still
unbeaten at home this
season after two wins and three draws, while Stoke City (4.00 VCbet) will arrive at the Stadium of Light on the
back of successive defeats and won't exactly be brimming with confidence.
It really is a tantalising prospect: a Chelsea team buoyed by their progress in the Champions League going up against the current Premier League pacesetters, a Man City side who didn't quiet make the grade in Europe this
season but have set the benchmark
back home by winning 12 of their first 14 league matches in a simply stunning
unbeaten sequence.
Manchester United were the holders of the then Carling Cup and came into the match
unbeaten in domestic competition that
season and off the
back of a 7 - 1 annihilation of Blackburn Rovers the previous weekend.
The Catalans are still
unbeaten for the
season after playing out a 2 - 2 draw at Sevilla last weekend, Barcelona fought
back from 2 - 0 down to earn a 2 - 2 draw in that one, thanks to two goals in the last two minutes from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.
Put it this way, would you want to be
backing Bolton right now at a time when three points are proving so elusive, or a Stoke side who may be
unbeaten in their last four league matches but have lost two of their opening three away games this
season.
So Manchester City's
unbeaten form has ended in the Premier League this
season but there is a decent chance that they will bounce
back immediately to winning ways.
Had Arsène not guided a completely new
back four to an
unbeaten season, this theory may well have attained real credibility.