Arsenal legend Jens Lehmann has pinpointed his first coaching session and strolling into the dressing room as the precise second he knew he was a part of one thing particular.
The previous goalkeeper performed each single match throughout the 2003/04 ‘Invincible’ season, successful the Premier League because of this.
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Talking on talkSPORT to Andy Goldstein and Darren Bent, he admitted he was ‘impressed by the standard’ of his fellow teammates with the likes of Dennis Bergkamp up towards him in coaching.
Requested on the second he joined the Arsenal dressing room filled with superstars, he recalled: “In fact, I keep in mind it as a result of I used to be impressed by the standard from my first sport in coaching when Dennis Bergkamp chipped me from six yards.
“I am going to always remember that as a result of I believed ‘ooh, that is high quality’. However I appeared round and thought I used to be the one one to win the European Cup, in order that gave me some confidence.
“I by no means noticed such a mix of gamers, blessed with high quality however on the identical time with some camaraderie which was completely very important to win the Premier League.
“We must always have received the Champions League as nicely [the Invincibles year].
“We knew easy methods to talk. As goalkeepers and defenders you are not taught to speak on the proper time and with the fitting orders.
“The schooling is completely different so it is very tough for groups to go unbeaten [nowadays].”
On Arsenal star Thierry Henry, Lehmann admitted he was ‘blessed to play with him at his peak’.
“He was distinctive, however we had construction as a result of typically they are saying you’ll be able to win with offence,” he mentioned.
“You possibly can win video games with offence, however you win the championship Invincible pinpoints actual second he knew he was in an iconic Arsenal group with structured defence.”
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Lehmann admitted he was not at all times on the perfect phrases together with his teammates.
“I at all times had very tough relationships with my teammates on the pitch,” the German added.
“For instance, I used to be at all times arguing with Thierry in coaching as a result of I mentioned to him, ‘run run run’ or with another guys as a result of in coaching it was about successful already.
At Arsenal, he additionally received the FA Cup in 2004/05 and the Group Defend in 2004.
He performed for a number of high golf equipment, together with Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan and VfB Stuttgart along with his time with the Gunners.
Lehmann additionally earned 61 caps for the German nationwide group and performed within the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the place Germany completed third.