Arsène Wenger: Invincible, the documentary event to see on Canal+ on January 23

Portrait of a football legend. Directed by Christian Jeanpierre and Gabriel Clarke, “Arsène Wenger: Invincible” looks back on the exceptional career of a visionary of his sport. A documentary to see exclusively on Canal+ on January 23, at 9 p.m.

If today some would like to erect a statue to him near the Emirates Stadium in London, the arrival of Arsene Wenger at Arsenal in 1996 took place in pain. The Gunners players, their fans, and the entire British press knew nothing about this French coach called to take charge of one of the most iconic clubs in the English championship. “Arsene who?” will headline the Evening Standard. The first match against Blackburn, on October 12, 1996, away, was a success: 2-0.

Nicknamed The Professor (the press thought he looked like a teacher), Arsene Wenger began at this moment a legendary career of more than 20 years which will be marked by several trophies, but also and above all by a period of invincibility of 38 matches. consecutive during the mythical 2003-2004 season, which will definitively engrave its name in the English collective unconscious.

The documentary “Arsène Wenger: Invincible” is a television gem for all football lovers, but not only. It is also a fascinating portrait of a “Frenchy” from the small Alsatian village of Duttlenheim, who managed to climb to the top of a sport whose history he has left a lasting mark. Not just in France or England, but globally.

Viewers will discover many unseen archive images on television, as well as the testimonies of several football personalities, starting with his main rival, the former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, as well as his former players. , like Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Dennis Bergkamp, ​​Ian Wright, Emmanuel Petit, or even Robert Pires.

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